如果
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如果 (rúguǒ) · if
如果 (rúguǒ) means “if”. It is written with 2 characters: 如 (as) + 果 (fruit). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 如果 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)
果 guǒ · fruit
What 果 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Fruit 田 growing on a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
如果下雨，我们就不去了。Rúguǒ xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bù qù le.If it rains, we won't go.
如果你有时间，来我家吧。Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shíjiān, lái wǒ jiā ba.If you have time, come over to my place.
Questions about 如果
What does 如果 mean?
如果 (rúguǒ) means “if”.
How do you pronounce 如果?
如果 is pronounced rúguǒ.
Which HSK level is 如果?
如果 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 不如bùrúnot as good as
- 例如lìrúfor example
- 如何rúhéhow
- 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 如果 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 77: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.