汝 (rǔ): thou

汝 (rǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “thou.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 氵 (water). It ranks #3284 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 氵 water6 strokesFrequency #3284

Definitions

  1. thou

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
汝州市rǔ zhōu shìRuzhou, a county-level city in Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Shi4], Henan
汝城rǔ chéngsee 汝城縣|汝城县[Ru3 cheng2 Xian4]
汝南rǔ nánsee 汝南縣|汝南县[Ru3 nan2 Xian4]
汝城县rǔ chéng xiànRucheng, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan
汝南县rǔ nán xiànRunan, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan
汝阳rǔ yángsee 汝陽縣|汝阳县[Ru3 yang2 Xian4]
汝州rǔ zhōusee 汝州市[Ru3 zhou1 Shi4]
李汝珍lǐ rǔ zhēnLi Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers i...
汝阳县rǔ yáng xiànRuyang, a county in Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
乌鲁汝wū lǔ rǔUluru, iconic large rock formation in central Australia, sacred to Aboriginals, a World Heritage Site
丁汝昌dīng rǔ chāngDing Ruchang (1836-1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy
11
Total compounds
73
As first character
9
As last character
18
As middle character

汝 appears in 11 compound words: 73 as the first character, 9 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

清晨的汝面波光粼粼，倒映着岸边的柳树。

qīng chén de rǔ miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .

In the early morning, the surface of the river sparkled, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 汝 (rǔ) mean in Chinese?
汝 (rǔ) primarily means "thou." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3284 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 汝 have?
汝 is written with 6 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 汝?
The radical associated with 汝 is 氵 (water). This radical appears in many characters related to water.
What are common words containing 汝?
Common words with 汝 include: 汝州市 (rǔ zhōu shì, "Ruzhou, a county-level city in Pingdingshan City 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 Shi4], Henan"); 汝城 (rǔ chéng, "see 汝城縣|汝城县[Ru3 cheng2 Xian4]"); 汝南 (rǔ nán, "see 汝南縣|汝南县[Ru3 nan2 Xian4]"); 汝城县 (rǔ chéng xiàn, "Rucheng, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市[Chen1 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan"); 汝南县 (rǔ nán xiàn, "Runan, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市[Zhu4 ma3 dian4 Shi4], Henan"). There are over 11 compound words containing this character.
Is 汝 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 汝 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.