若 若 ruo4
to seem; like; as; if

strokes 8
radical
艸
艸
strokes after radical 5
阿兰若 阿蘭若 a1 lan2 re3
Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")

安之若素 安之若素 an1 zhi1 ruo4 su4
bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity

般若 般若 bo1 re3
Sanskrit prajña: wisdom; great wisdom; wondrous knowledge

般若波罗密 般若波羅密 bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4
prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)

般若波罗密多心经 般若波羅密多心經 bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1 xin1 jing1
the Heart Sutra

不若 不若 bu4 ruo4
not as good as; not equal to; inferior

灿若繁星 燦若繁星 can4 ruo4 fan2 xing1
bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent

惆怅若失 惆悵若失 chou2 chang4 ruo4 shi1
to feel despondent (idiom)

大勇若怯 大勇若怯 da4 yong3 ruo4 qie4
a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed

大勇若怯，大智若愚 大勇若怯，大智若愚 da4 yong3 ruo4 qie4 - da4 zhi4 ruo4 yu2
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent

大智若愚 大智若愚 da4 zhi4 ruo4 yu2
great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)

呆若木鸡 呆若木雞 dai1 ruo4 mu4 ji1
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck

洞若观火 洞若觀火 dong4 ruo4 guan1 huo3
clear as a flame (idiom); to see things absolutely clearly

奉若神明 奉若神明 feng4 ruo4 shen2 ming2
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere; to worship; to deify; to make a holy cow of sth; to put sb on a pedestal

固若金汤 固若金湯 gu4 ruo4 jin1 tang1
secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom); well fortified; invulnerable to attack

郭沫若 郭沫若 guo1 mo4 ruo4
Guo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik

果若 果若 guo3 ruo4
if

海内存知己，天涯若比邻 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰 hai3 nei4 cun2 zhi1 ji3 - tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door; close in spirit although far away

恍若 恍若 huang3 ruo4
as if; as though; rather like

恍若隔世 恍若隔世 huang3 ruo4 ge2 shi4
see 恍如隔世

假假若是 假假若是 jia3 jia4 ruo4 shi4
if; supposing that...

假若 假若 jia3 ruo4
if; supposing; in case

进道若蜷 進道若蜷 jin4 dao4 ruo4 quan2
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14); progress in the Dao can seem illusory

进道若退 進道若退 jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14); progress in the Dao can seem illusory

噤若寒蝉 噤若寒蟬 jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

惊喜若狂 驚喜若狂 jing1 xi3 ruo4 kuang2
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy; to express boundless pleasure

静若寒蝉 靜若寒蟬 jing4 ruo4 han2 chan2
as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)

敬若神明 敬若神明 jing4 ruo4 shen2 ming2
to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)

口若悬河 口若懸河 kou3 ruo4 xuan2 he2
mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib; voluble; have the gift of the gab

兰若 蘭若 lan2 re3
Buddhist temple (translit. of Sanskrit "Aranyakah"); abbr. for 阿蘭若|阿兰若

冷若冰霜 冷若冰霜 leng3 ruo4 bing1 shuang1
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner; frigid

寥若晨星 寥若晨星 liao2 ruo4 chen2 xing1
rare as morning stars (idiom); few and far between; sparse

了若指掌 了若指掌 liao3 ruo4 zhi3 zhang3
see 了如指掌

了若指掌 瞭若指掌 liao3 ruo4 zhi3 zhang3
see 了如指掌

门庭若市 門庭若市 men2 ting2 ruo4 shi4
front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom); a place with many visitors

欧若拉 歐若拉 ou1 ruo4 la1
aurora

判若两人 判若兩人 pan4 ruo4 liang3 ren2
to be a different person; not to be one's usual self

判若云泥 判若雲泥 pan4 ruo4 yun2 ni2
as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart

旁若无人 旁若無人 pang2 ruo4 wu2 ren2
to act as though there were nobody else present; unselfconscious; fig. without regard for others

弃若敝屣 棄若敝屣 qi4 ruo4 bi4 xi3
to throw away like worn out shoes

趋之若鹜 趨之若鶩 qu1 zhi1 ruo4 wu4
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

如若 如若 ru2 ruo4
if

若尔盖 若爾蓋 ruo4 er3 gai4
Zoigê county (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) 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, northwest Sichuan

若尔盖县 若爾蓋縣 ruo4 er3 gai4 xian4
Zoigê county (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) 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, northwest Sichuan

若非 若非 ruo4 fei1
were it not for; if not for

若干 若干 ruo4 gan1
a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?

若翰 若翰 ruo4 han4
John (less common form of 若望 or 約翰|约翰)

若即若离 若即若離 ruo4 ji2 ruo4 li2
lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom); fig. to keep one's distance; (of a relationship) lukewarm; vague

若开山脉 若開山脈 ruo4 kai1 shan1 mai4
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)

若羌 若羌 ruo4 qiang1
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

若羌县 若羌縣 ruo4 qiang1 xian4
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang

若且唯若 若且唯若 ruo4 qie3 wei2 ruo4
if and only if

若然 若然 ruo4 ran2
if; if so

若是 若是 ruo4 shi4
if

若望 若望 ruo4 wang4
John; Saint John; less common variant of 約翰|约翰 preferred by the Catholic church

若望福音 若望福音 ruo4 wang4 fu2 yin1
Gospel according to St John

若无其事 若無其事 ruo4 wu2 qi2 shi4
as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly; nonchalantly

若要人不知，除非己莫为 若要人不知，除非己莫為 ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1 - chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

若隐若现 若隱若現 ruo4 yin3 ruo4 xian4
faintly discernible (idiom)

若有若无 若有若無 ruo4 you3 ruo4 wu2
indistinct; faintly discernable

若有所丧 若有所喪 ruo4 you3 suo3 sang1
see 若有所失

若有所失 若有所失 ruo4 you3 suo3 shi1
as if one had lost something (idiom); to look or feel unsettled or distracted; to feel empty

若有所思 若有所思 ruo4 you3 suo3 si1
looking pensive; thoughtfully

若有所亡 若有所亡 ruo4 you3 suo3 wang2
see 若有所失

善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到 善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到 shan4 you3 shan4 bao4 - e4 you3 e4 bao4 - ruo4 ran2 bu4 bao4 shi2 chen2 wei4 dao4
Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time

设若 設若 she4 ruo4
if

深藏若虚 深藏若虛 shen1 cang2 ruo4 xu1
to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents; to hide one's light under a bushel

视若路人 視若路人 shi4 ruo4 lu4 ren2
to view as strangers

视若无睹 視若無睹 shi4 ruo4 wu2 du3
to turn a blind eye to

受宠若惊 受寵若驚 shou4 chong3 ruo4 jing1
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

爽然若失 爽然若失 shuang3 ran2 ruo4 shi1
at a loss; confused; not know what to do next

泰然自若 泰然自若 tai4 ran2 zi4 ruo4
cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed

谈笑自若 談笑自若 tan2 xiao4 zi4 ruo4
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened; to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)

倘若 倘若 tang3 ruo4
provided that; supposing that; if

天涯若比邻 天涯若比鄰 tian1 ya2 ruo4 bi3 lin2
far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away

宛若 宛若 wan3 ruo4
to be just like

王钦若 王欽若 wang2 qin1 ruo4
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official

惘然若失 惘然若失 wang3 ran2 ruo4 shi1
lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom); fig. to be at a loss; perplexed; frustrated

危若朝露 危若朝露 wei1 ruo4 zhao1 lu4
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day

习惯若自然 習慣若自然 xi2 guan4 ruo4 zi4 ran2
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable; second nature; same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然

洗者若翰 洗者若翰 xi3 zhe3 ruo4 han4
St John the Baptist

相若 相若 xiang1 ruo4
on a par with; comparable to

欣喜若狂 欣喜若狂 xin1 xi3 ruo4 kuang2
to be wild with joy (idiom)

虚怀若谷 虛懷若谷 xu1 huai2 ruo4 gu3
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded

言行若一 言行若一 yan2 xing2 ruo4 yi1
word and actions coincide (idiom); to live up to one's word; to match words with deeds; Practice what you preach.

张若虚 張若虛 zhang1 ruo4 xu1
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜

昭然若揭 昭然若揭 zhao1 ran2 ruo4 jie1
abundantly clear

知子莫若父 知子莫若父 zhi1 zi3 mo4 ruo4 fu4
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)

治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom); effective government requires minimal intervention

至若 至若 zhi4 ruo4
as for

置若罔闻 置若罔聞 zhi4 ruo4 wang3 wen2
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear

自若 自若 zi4 ruo4
calm; composed; at ease