假如
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
假如 (jiǎrú) · if
假如 (jiǎrú) means “if; supposing”. It is written with 2 characters: 假 (fake) + 如 (as). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 假如 is built
The characters
假 jiǎ · fake
What 假 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 叚jiǎ — false
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
如 rú · as
What 如 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A wife 女 following her husband's words 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
假如明天下雨，我们就不去了。Jiǎrú míngtiān xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bù qù le.If it rains tomorrow, we won't go.
假如你是我，你会怎么做？Jiǎrú nǐ shì wǒ, nǐ huì zěnme zuò?If you were me, what would you do?
Questions about 假如
What does 假如 mean?
假如 (jiǎrú) means “if; supposing”.
How do you pronounce 假如?
假如 is pronounced jiǎrú.
Which HSK level is 假如?
假如 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 假期jiàqīholiday
- 休假xiūjiàto take a vacation
- 寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
- 暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
- 假设jiǎshèto suppose
- 假装jiǎzhuāngto pretend
- 虚假xūjiǎfalse
Learn 假如 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.