Chinese words starting with “ru”
22 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ru. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial r · final u · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 12
- 3rd tone 1
- 4th tone 9
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 如果rú guǒHSK 2
if; in case; in the event that
- 如何rú héHSK 3
how; what way; what
- 如此rú cǐHSK 5
like this; so; such
- 入口rù kǒuHSK 2
entrance; to import
All 22 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 如 | rú | v,c | as; as if; such as | |
| 2 | 入 | rù | v | to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; to confirm or agree with; abbr. for 入声 | |
| 3 | 如今 | rú jīn | t | nowadays; now | |
| 4 | 如同 | rú tóng | v | like; as | |
| 5 | 入侵 | rù qīn | v,vn | to invade | |
| 6 | 如下 | rú xià | v,vn | as follows | |
| 7 | 入学 | rù xué | v,vn | to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child | |
| 8 | 入选 | rù xuǎn | v,vn | to be included among those selected for | |
| 9 | 入手 | rù shǒu | v | to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point"); to receive; to obtain; to buy | |
| 10 | 儒家 | rú jiā | Confucian school, founded by Confucius 子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC) | ||
| 11 | 如意 | rú yì | a,n | as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune | |
| 12 | 如一 | rú yī | consistent; the same; unvarying | ||
| 13 | 入境 | rù jìng | v,vn | to enter a country | |
| 14 | 入场 | rù chǎng | v,vn | to enter the venue for a meeting; to enter into an examination; to enter a stadium, arena etc | |
| 15 | 如实 | rú shí | d,v | as things really are; realistic | |
| 16 | 入门 | rù mén | v,vn | entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject); to learn the basics of a subject | |
| 17 | 入场券 | rù chǎng quàn | n | admission ticket | |
| 18 | 如愿以偿 | rú yuàn yǐ cháng | v | to have one's wish fulfilled | |
| 19 | 儒学 | rú xué | Confucianism | ||
| 20 | 乳制品 | rǔ zhì pǐn | n | dairy products | |
| 21 | 如醉如痴 | rú zuì rú chī | lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom); intoxicated by sth; obsessed with; mad about sth; also written 如痴如醉 | ||
| 22 | 如果说 | rú guǒ shuō | if; if one were to say |
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