Chinese Word: 茹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

茹

Pinyin: rú

English Definition: to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant); surname Ru

Chinese Definition:
①吃，引申为忍受：茹素。茹荤。茹痛(忍痛)。含辛茹苦(原意吃苦辣的东西，引申为忍受辛苦)。茹古涵今(接受、包含古今的所有知识)。
②臭，败：“以茹鱼去蝇，蝇愈至，不可禁”。
③柔软：“柔茹而寡断。
④菜：“菜茹有畦”。
⑤根互相牵连的样子：“拔茅茹”。
⑥姓氏。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 艸

Pictophonetic:如 indicates the sound; 艹 (plant) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
- 如 [ rú ] as, as if, like, such as, supposing

Similar Characters: 筎

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Example Words

含辛茹苦	hán xīn rú kǔ	to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship; to bear one's cross
茹毛饮血	rú máo yǐn xuè	devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)
茹苦含辛	rú kǔ hán xīn	bitter hardship; to bear one's cross
梁静茹	liáng jìng rú	Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer; also Leong Chui Peng or Jasmine Leong
茹素	rú sù	to eat a vegetarian diet

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Example Sentences

1		zhè me 这么 yī 一 xiǎng 想， jié 洁 rú 茹 rěn bú zhù 忍不住 xiào 笑 le 了 qǐ lai 起来。 At the thought of this, Jerusha could not help but laugh.
2		jié 洁 rú 茹 zuì jìn 最近 gāo zhōng 高中 gāng 刚 bì yè 毕业， dōu 都 zài 在 yuàn lǐ 院里 bāng máng 帮忙。 At this point, Jerusha had just graduated from high school and was just staying to help out around the orphanage.
3		jǐ tiān 几天 yǐ hòu 以后， jié 洁 rú 茹 yòu 又 huái zhe 怀着 xīng fèn 兴奋 zhī 之 qíng 情 xiě 写 le 了 dì èr 第二 fēng xìn 封信。 A few days later, in all her excitement, Jerusha wrote a second letter.
4		wàng zhe 望着 tā men 他们 lí qù 离去 de 的 bèi yǐng 背影， jié 洁 rú 茹 de 的 xīn li 心里 zài yí cì 再一次 yǒng qǐ 涌起 le 了 huàn xiǎng 幻想。 Watching the Trustees'' shadows as they left, Jerusha''s heart once again became filled with visions.
5		jié 洁 rú 茹 shì 是 gū ér yuàn 孤儿院 lǐ 里 nián jì 年纪 zuì dà 最大 de 的 hái zi 孩子， tā 她 jīn nián 今年 yǐ jīng 已经 shí bā 十八 suì 岁 le 了。 Jerusha was the oldest child in the orphanage she was already 18 years old.

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1		zhè me 这么 yī 一 xiǎng 想， jié 洁 rú 茹 rěn bú zhù 忍不住 xiào 笑 le 了 qǐ lai 起来。 At the thought of this, Jerusha could not help but laugh.
2		jié 洁 rú 茹 zuì jìn 最近 gāo zhōng 高中 gāng 刚 bì yè 毕业， dōu 都 zài 在 yuàn lǐ 院里 bāng máng 帮忙。 At this point, Jerusha had just graduated from high school and was just staying to help out around the orphanage.
3		jǐ tiān 几天 yǐ hòu 以后， jié 洁 rú 茹 yòu 又 huái zhe 怀着 xīng fèn 兴奋 zhī 之 qíng 情 xiě 写 le 了 dì èr 第二 fēng xìn 封信。 A few days later, in all her excitement, Jerusha wrote a second letter.
4		wàng zhe 望着 tā men 他们 lí qù 离去 de 的 bèi yǐng 背影， jié 洁 rú 茹 de 的 xīn li 心里 zài yí cì 再一次 yǒng qǐ 涌起 le 了 huàn xiǎng 幻想。 Watching the Trustees'' shadows as they left, Jerusha''s heart once again became filled with visions.
5		jié 洁 rú 茹 shì 是 gū ér yuàn 孤儿院 lǐ 里 nián jì 年纪 zuì dà 最大 de 的 hái zi 孩子， tā 她 jīn nián 今年 yǐ jīng 已经 shí bā 十八 suì 岁 le 了。 Jerusha was the oldest child in the orphanage she was already 18 years old.

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