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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
rǔ | ru3
English translation
you

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵女

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
thou
汝南 Rǔ nán Ru'nan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店 Zhù mǎ diàn [Zhù​mǎ​diàn], Henan汝南 Rǔ nán
汝州 Rǔ zhōu Ruzhou county level city in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山 Píng dǐng shān [Píng​dǐng​shān], Henan汝州 Rǔ zhōu
汝州市 Rǔ zhōu shì Ruzhou county level city in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山 Píng dǐng shān [Píng​dǐng​shān], Henan汝州市 Rǔ zhōu shì
汝阳 Rǔ yáng Ruyang county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳 Luò yáng , Henan汝陽
丁汝昌 Dīng Rǔ chāng Ding Ruchang (1836-1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy丁汝昌 Dīng Rǔ chāng
汝城 Rǔ chéng Rucheng county in Chenzhou 郴州 Chēn zhōu [Chēn​zhōu], Hunan汝城 Rǔ chéng
汝城县 Rǔ chéng xiàn Rucheng county in Chenzhou 郴州 Chēn zhōu [Chēn​zhōu], Hunan汝城縣
汝南县 Rǔ nán xiàn Ru'nan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店 Zhù mǎ diàn [Zhù​mǎ​diàn], Henan汝南縣
汝阳县 Rǔ yáng xiàn Ruyang county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳 Luò yáng , Henan汝陽縣
李汝珍 Lǐ Rǔ zhēn Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 Jìng huā Yuán or Flowers in the Mirror李汝珍 Lǐ Rǔ zhēn

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