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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Ru

  • 如as; as if
  • 茹to eat; to endure; vegetables
  • 儒scholar; Confucian
Letters
2
Syllables
1
First letter
R
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters如茹儒

Ru is a syllable of Chinese girls' names in Hanyu Pinyin spelling; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 如, 茹 or 儒.

Possible characters for Ru

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 如

    as; as if

    Mandarin rú

  • 茹

    to eat; to endure; vegetables

    Mandarin rú

  • 儒

    scholar; Confucian

    Mandarin rú

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Ru

Ru is a syllable in Hanyu Pinyin (Mandarin) spelling, and this spelling is used in Malaysia. Ru often stands for 如 (as, as if), 茹 (to eat, to endure) or 儒 (scholar), and often appears as the second syllable, as in Xin Ru. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Ru

Sources

  1. MDBG: 如 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. MDBG: 茹 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. MDBG: 儒 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Malaysia at the 2023 SEA Games (Wikipedia) · en.wikipedia.org · usage

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