Spot 如
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
如 component
rú · as, as if, like, such as, supposing
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 如
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue如Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 如.
茹=
艹
洳=
氵
恕=
+心
铷=
钅
絮=
+糸
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 如 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
宽恕kuānshù
to forgive
HSK 3.0 · L7-9饶恕ráoshùto forgive
HSK 3.0 · L7-9絮叨xùdaolong-winded
HSK 3.0 · L7-9乞恕qǐ shùto beg forgiveness
吐絮tǔ xùcotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior
含辛茹苦hán xīn rú kǔto suffer every possible torment
容恕róng shùto forgive
忠恕zhōng shùloyalty and consideration for others
恕我冒昧shù wǒ mào mèiif I may be so bold
恕罪shù zuìplease forgive me
恕shùto excuse, to forgive, to show mercy
拔茅连茹bá máo lián rúlit. pull up a plant and the roots follow