rǔ
汝
you; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplespronoun
you (second-person singular pronoun)
literaryUsed exclusively in formal, literary, or classical Chinese contexts, not used in modern spoken Mandarin except in fixed phrases.
Rǔ汝
cáo曹
jiē皆
kě可
miǎn免
sǐ死
。
All of you can avoid death.
Rǔ汝
bèi辈
hé何
gǎn敢
rú如
cǐ此
？
How dare you fellows do such a thing?
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《
Lún论
Yǔ语
》
zhōng中
céng曾
yǒu有
“
Rǔ汝
wéi为
jūn君
zǐ子
rú儒
，
wú无
wéi为
xiǎo小
rén人
rú儒
”
zhī之
yǔ语
。
In the Analects, there is a line that says 'You should be a scholar of noble character, not a petty scholar'.
Rǔ汝
yì亦
zhī知
shè射
hū乎
？
Do you also know how to shoot arrows?
Wú吾
yǔ与
rǔ汝
jù俱
shào少
nián年
。
You and I are both young men.
noun
surname Ru
neutralA rare Chinese family name, mainly used as a given name prefix.
Rǔ汝
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
。
Mr. Ru is a famous archaeologist.
Rǔ汝
shì氏
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
jiào较
wéi为
shǎo少
jiàn见
de的
xìng姓
shì氏
zhī之
yī一
。
The Ru family name is one of the relatively rare Chinese surnames.