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茹

Character

茹 rú

Character

to eat

Radical
艹
Strokes
9
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
艹 如
Traditional
茹
Frequency
#2833 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

rú

ru2
  1. to eat CC-CEDICT
  2. (extended meaning) to endure CC-CEDICT
  3. putrid smell CC-CEDICT
  4. vegetables CC-CEDICT
  5. roots (inextricably attached to the plant) CC-CEDICT
  6. surname Ru CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 茹

Draw “茹” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 欢迎来到阿拉卡茹.

    huān yíng lái dào ā lā kǎ rú

    Welcome to Aracaju.

    Tatoeba · sentence #6164376 by honeysuckle; translation #6164319 by carlosalberto · CC BY 2.0 FR

Words with 茹

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茹痛rú tòngto endure (suffering or sorrow)Word茹素rú sùto eat a vegetarian dietWord茹荤rú hūnto eat meatWord
茹藘rú lǘIndian madder; munjeet (Rubia cordifolia)↗See 茜草WordUnreviewed
茹鱼rú yúputrid fishWord茹志鹃rú zhì juānRu Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politicianWord茹古涵今rú gǔ hán jīnto take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)Word茹毛饮血rú máo yǐn xuèdevour raw meat and fowl (of savages)Word
茹苦含辛rú kǔ hán xīnto suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship↗See 含辛茹苦WordUnreviewed
茹荤饮酒rú hūn yǐn jiǔto eat meat and drink wineWord竹茹zhú rúbamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicineWord菜茹cài rúgreensWord

Same radical 艹

All characters with 艹 →
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