如 — yeo

Parts that make up 如

How 如 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 如 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 女, 口.

Korean example words with 如

• 혹여或如 Korean gloss: 어쩌다가 우연히
• 여신하다如新 Korean gloss: 새로운 것과 같다
• 여상스럽다如常 Korean gloss: 평소와 같은 데가 있다
• 여간하다如干 Korean gloss: 이만저만하거나 어지간하다
• 여의하다如意 Korean gloss: 일이 마음먹은 대로 되다
• 여구하다如舊 Korean gloss: 모양이나 상태가 옛날과 같다
• 여하하다如何 Korean gloss: 무엇이 어찌하거나 어떻게 하다
• 여차하다如此 Korean gloss: 상태, 모양, 성질 따위가 이와 같다
• 결여하다缺如 Korean gloss: 마땅히 있어야 할 것을 빼거나 없애서 모자라게 하다
• 여류하다如流 Korean gloss: 물의 흐름과 같다는 뜻으로, 세월이 매우 빠름을 비유적으로 이르는 말
• 결여자缺如者 Korean gloss: 마땅히 있어야 할 것이 빠져서 없거나 모자란 사람
• 결여태缺如態 Korean gloss: 마땅히 있어야 할 것이 빠져서 없거나 모자란 상태

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 如

• 欠如けつじょ lack; absence; shortage
• 如実にょじつ reality; actuality; actual conditions
• 突如とつじょ suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
• 如来にょらい Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
• 躍如やくじょ vivid; lifelike; graphic
• 薬師如来やくしにょらい Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
• 如月きさらぎ second month of the lunar calendar; February
• 如しごとし like; as if; the same as
• 如何いかが how; in what way; how about
• 如何にいかに how; in what way; how (much)
• 如何にもいかにも indeed; really; truly
• 如にょ tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)

Characters sharing the phonetic 如

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “여”

Other hanja with radical 女