如 rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
如此
rúcǐ
so; like this
Characters in this word
此 cǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 止 — to stop, to halt
- Made of
- 止 to stop, to halt 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 事情如此简单。 Shìqing rúcǐ jiǎndān. The matter is so simple.
- 他如此开心。 Tā rúcǐ kāixīn. He is so happy.
- 你为何如此忙。 Nǐ wèihé rúcǐ máng. Why are you so busy.