Chinese

如何

/ɻu³⁵ xɤ³⁵/
how; what; in what way
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese如 “to be like; as; as if; as though”
    • soundChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
  • characterChinese何 “what; which”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese戈 “dagger-axe (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)”
    • soundChinese可 “can; may; be able to”
      • soundChinese丂 “the appearance of air which is to be released”
        • componentChinese𠃑
        • componentChinese一 “one”

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