犹如
Old HSK 6
犹如 (yóurú) · like
犹如 (yóurú) means “like; just as”. It is written with 2 characters: 犹 (similar to) + 如 (as). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 犹如 is built
The characters
犹 yóu · similar to
What 犹 is made of
- 犭quǎn — dog
- 尤yóu — especially
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 尢yóu — weak
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
湖面犹如一面镜子。Húmiàn yóurú yī miàn jìngzi.The surface of the lake is like a mirror.
他的话犹如一阵春风。Tā de huà yóurú yī zhèn chūnfēng.His words were like a spring breeze.
Questions about 犹如
What does 犹如 mean?
犹如 (yóurú) means “like; just as”.
How do you pronounce 犹如?
犹如 is pronounced yóurú.
Which HSK level is 犹如?
犹如 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 犹豫yóuyùto hesitate
- 比如bǐrúfor example
- 比如说bǐrúshuōfor example
- 不如bùrúnot as good as
- 例如lìrúfor example
- 如果rúguǒif
- 如何rúhéhow
- 假如jiǎrúif
- 如今rújīnnowadays
- 称心如意chènxīnrúyìjust as one wishes
Learn 犹如 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 220: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.