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Pronunciation

Mandarin	ruò
Cantonese (Jyutping)	je5, joek6
反切 Fanqie	而灼切
Japanese Kun	moshikuha, wakai, shitagau
Japanese On	jaku, nyaku
Korean (Hangul)	야, 약
Korean (Yale)	yak, ya
Vietnamese	nhược

Meaning

Definition

if, supposing, assuming; similar

Character Rank

Traditional	270
Simplified	403
常用字表	651
Hong Kong Grade Level	4
HSK v.3 Level	6

Common Words With This Character  

若干	ruògān	a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
倘若	tǎngruò	provided that; supposing that; if
假若	jiǎruò	if; supposing; in case
若是	ruòshì	if
如若	rúruò	if

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	艸 (#140:grass)
Shuowen Radical	艸
Historical Variant	若
Look-Alikes	芳苦
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+82E5
Big 5	AD59
GB2312	C8F4

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	tkr
Four Corner	4460.4
WuBi 86	adkf
WuBi 98	adkf