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茹
rú
1. to eat
2. (extended meaning) to endure
3. putrid smell
4. vegetables
5. roots (inextricably attached to the plant)
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

茹
rú
roots, vegetables
9 丶

Compound Words (18)

茹素
rúsù
to eat a vegetarian diet
茹荤
rúhūn
to eat meat
菜茹
càirú
greens
茹痛
rútòng
to endure (suffering or sorrow)
竹茹
zhúrú
bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine
茹藘
rúlǘ
Rubia cordifolia
茹鱼
rúyú
putrid fish
拔茅茹
bámáorú
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow
梁静茹
LiángJìngrú
Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer
茹志鹃
RúZhìjuān
Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician
饭糗茹草
fànqiǔrúcǎo
lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
拔毛连茹
bámáoliánrú
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
拔茅连茹
bámáoliánrú
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
茹古涵今
rúgǔhánjīn
to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows)
茹毛饮血
rúmáoyǐnxuè
devour raw meat and fowl (of savages)
茹苦含辛
rúkǔhánxīn
bitter hardship
茹荤饮酒
rúhūnyǐnjiǔ
to eat meat and drink wine
含辛茹苦
hánxīnrúkǔ
to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship

Alternate Entries

茹
Rú
surname Ru

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,531
Word Frequency Rank
9,298 of 84,292