若
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to seem; like; as; if
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艸 +5
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 若
- Common rank
- #830
- Unicode
- U+82E5
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 若 is formed
How to remember it
as if · Heisig RSH #226
flower + 右 right
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 若
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言行若一 | (idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says | |
| 安之若素 | bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity | |
| 视若路人 | to view as strangers | |
| 卡若区 | Karub, a district of Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet | |
| 若无其事 | (idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant | |
| 若有所失 | as if one had lost something (idiom); to look or feel unsettled or distracted; to feel emp… | |
| 阿兰若 | Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") | |
| 上善若水 | the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle agai… | |
| 若有所思 | (idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully | |
| 若尔盖县 | Zoigê, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba… | |
| 若开山脉 | Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 不若 | not as good as; not equal to; inferior | |
| 若要人不知，除非己莫为 | If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, peopl… | |
| 自若 | calm; composed; at ease | |
| 若有若无 | indistinct; faintly discernible | |
| 般若波罗密多心经 | the Heart Sutra | |
| 泰然自若 | cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed | |
| 进道若退 | progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41) | |
| 若望福音 | Gospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations) | |
| 相若 | on a par with; comparable to |
Sound family
These characters use 若 as their sound component — compare how they read.