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17 strokes

surname Ru

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
surname Ru
Strokes
17
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰子需

In this compound, the meaning comes from (child); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

17 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

women and children

Open 妇孺 page →
rén

(old) wife; mother

Open 孺人 page →

(literary) child

Open 孺子 page →

understood by everyone (idiom); well known

Open 妇孺皆知 page →

(idiom) this young person is worth teaching (used to praise sb as promising or capable …

Open 孺子可教 page →

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