如 rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
如意
rúyì
as one wishes; satisfactory; ruyi sceptre
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 人生不可能事事如意，关键在于失落时仍能保持判断力。 Rénshēng bù kěnéng shìshì rúyì, guānjiàn zàiyú shīluò shí réng néng bǎochí pànduànlì. Life cannot go as one wishes in every respect; the key is still being able to maintain judgement when disappointed.
- 祝你新的一年万事如意，心想事成！ Zhù nǐ xīn de yī nián wànshì rúyì, xīnxiǎng shìchéng! Wishing you a new year in which everything goes as you wish and all your plans come true!
- 凡事不必样样如意，学会知足就快乐了。 Fánshì bú bì yàngyàng rúyì, xuéhuì zhīzú jiù kuàilè le. Everything does not have to go as you wish; once you learn contentment, you become happy.