如何
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
如何 (rúhé) · how
如何 (rúhé) means “how; in what way”. It is written with 2 characters: 如 (as) + 何 (what). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 如何 is built
The characters
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)
何 hé · what
What 何 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
你觉得这个计划如何？Nǐ juéde zhège jìhuà rúhé?What do you think of this plan?
我不知道如何回答。Wǒ bù zhīdào rúhé huídá.I don't know how to answer.
Questions about 如何
What does 如何 mean?
如何 (rúhé) means “how; in what way”.
How do you pronounce 如何?
如何 is pronounced rúhé.
Which HSK level is 如何?
如何 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 不如bùrúnot as good as
- 例如lìrúfor example
- 如果rúguǒif
- 假如jiǎrúif
- 如今rújīnnowadays
- 称心如意chènxīnrúyìjust as one wishes
- 譬如pìrúfor example
- 一如既往yīrújìwǎngjust as always
Learn 如何 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.