ruò

to seem

like; as; if

This is a classical Chinese function word — its meaning is grammatical.

Words with 若

进道若蜷

jìn dào ruò quán

progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退[jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4])

进道若退

jìn dào ruò tuì

progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41)

郭沫若

guō mò ruò

Guo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik

门庭若市

mén tíng ruò shì

front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)

阿兰若

ā lán rě

Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")

惊喜若狂

jīng xǐ ruò kuáng

pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy

上善若水

shàng shàn ruò shuǐ

the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])

不若

bù ruò

not as good as

倘若

tǎng ruò

if; supposing; in case

假若

jiǎ ruò

if

冷若冰霜

lěng ruò bīng shuāng

as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner

判若两人

pàn ruò liǎng rén

to be a different person

More characters with 艹