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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 茹

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
茹 rú - surname Ru
茹 rú - to eat
- (extended meaning) to endure
- putrid smell
- vegetables
- roots (inextricably attached to the plant)

List Ranking for: 茹

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 42,337 24,739 17,775

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 艹 如

Radical:

艹

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

如

Semantic:

艹

Hint:

Plant

Other Words Containing 茹

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
含辛茹苦 - - 32,053 49,000 38,367
茹 - - 42,337 24,739 17,775
茹毛饮血 - - 55,080 - 87,672