汝 (rǔ): thou

汝 (rǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “thou.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 女 (phonetic). It ranks #3284 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 汝 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. thou

Etymology & Origin

汝

pictophoneticwater

Decomposition: ⿰氵女 (layout: left-right)

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, Henan
汝城县rǔ chéng xiànRucheng, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市, Hunan
汝南县rǔ nán xiànRunan, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市, Henan
汝城proper-nounrǔ chéngsee 汝城縣|汝城县
汝南proper-nounrǔ nánsee 汝南縣|汝南县
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, Henan
汝阳rǔ yángsee 汝陽縣|汝阳县
汝州proper-nounrǔ zhōusee 汝州市
乌鲁汝wū lǔ rǔalso known as ...
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.

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

该展览策展人、故宫博物院书画部馆员赵梓汝说。

gāi zhǎn lǎn cè zhǎn rén , gù gōng bó wù yuàn shū huà bù guǎn yuán zhào 梓 rǔ shuō .

"Said Zhao Ziru, curator of the exhibition and a curator in the Department of Calligraphy and Painting at the Palace Museum," she said.

中国新闻网·文化Jun 2026

宋慈由一级演员文汝清饰演。

sòng cí yóu yī jí yǎn yuán wén rǔ qīng shì yǎn .

Song Ci is portrayed by Wen Ruqing, a First-Class Actor.

中国新闻网·文化May 2026

广东粤剧院 供图 该剧领衔主演文汝清以深厚功底撑起全剧精神内核。

guǎng dōng yuè jù yuàn gōng tú gāi jù lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn wén rǔ qīng yǐ shēn hòu gōng de chēng qǐ quán jù jīng shén nèi hé .

Photo courtesy of the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Theater. Wen Ruqing, the lead actor in this production, uses his profound artistic mastery to carry the spiritual essence of the entire play.

IT之家May 2026

“中国半导体之父”张汝京谈国产设备发展之路:如果没有人使用国货,怎么会进步呢?

zhōng guó bàn dǎo tǐ zhī fù zhāng rǔ jīng tán guó chǎn shè bèi fā zhǎn zhī lù : rú guǒ méi yǒu rén shǐ yòng guó huò , zěn má huì jìn bù ne ?

Zhang Rujing, the “Father of China’s Semiconductor Industry,” Discusses the Path to Development for Domestic Equipment: “If no one uses domestic products, how can we make progress?”

DigitimesApr 2026

...真:苹果折叠iPhone试产启动 | 张汝京谈中国半导体抛一反思 |韩设备厂转攻台...

. . . zhēn : píng guǒ zhé dié i P h o n e shì chǎn qǐ dòng zhāng rǔ jīng tán zhōng guó bàn dǎo tǐ pāo yī fǎn sī hán shè bèi hǎn zhuǎn gōng tái . . .

...True: Apple Begins Trial Production of Foldable iPhone | Zhang Rujing Reflects on China's Semiconductor Industry | South Korean Equipment Makers Shift Focus to Taiwan...

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 汝 (rǔ) mean in Chinese?
汝 (rǔ) primarily means "thou." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. 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 the components of 汝?
汝 is composed of: 氵 (semantic), 女 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰氵女 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
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, Henan"); 汝城县 (rǔ chéng xiàn, "Rucheng, a county in Chenzhou City 郴州市, Hunan"); 汝南县 (rǔ nán xiàn, "Runan, a county in Zhumadian City 駐馬店市|驻马店市, Henan"); 汝城 (rǔ chéng, "see 汝城縣|汝城县"); 汝南 (rǔ nán, "see 汝南縣|汝南县"). 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.