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若 (ruò): If — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 若

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 若 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 若

若 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
若
艹cǎo · grass
右yòu
若=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 若

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5.

How to Use 若

若 as 'if' in conditional clauses

In these words, 若 means 'if' and introduces a condition.

倘若 • tǎng ruò • if, in case • HSK 6
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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 若

若干 • ruò gān • a certain number or amount
HSK 6
ruò若
gān
7.

Example Sentences

nǐ你
ruò若
yǒu有
kòng空
，
qǐng请
lái

Information

Pinyinruò
Meaningif; like; as if
Strokes8
Radical艹
Traditional若
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2791
Zhuyinㄖㄨㄛˋ
UnicodeU+82E5
CangjieTKR
艹cǎo · grass
+右yòu
tǎng倘
ruò若

if, in case

若是 • ruò shì • if • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
ruò若
shì是

if

干

a certain number or amount

受宠若惊 • shòu chǒng ruò jīng • be overwhelmed by an unexpected honor
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shòu受
chǒng宠
ruò若
jīng惊

be overwhelmed by an unexpected honor

来
wǒ我
jiā家
zuò做
kè客
。

If you have time, please come to my house as a guest.

tǎng倘
ruò若
míng明
tiān天
xià下
yǔ雨
，
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
qǔ取
xiāo消
huó活
dòng动
。

If it rains tomorrow, we will cancel the event.

tā她
fàn犯
le了
cuò错
què却
zhuāng装
zuò作
ruò若
wú无
qí其
shì事
。

She made a mistake but pretended nothing was wrong.

wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
ruò若
gān干
zhì志
yuàn愿
zhě者
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
。

We need several volunteers to help.

Ruò若
fēi非
nǐ你
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
，
wǒ我
wú无
fǎ法
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
rèn任
wu务
。

If not for your help, I couldn't have completed this task.

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