若

若 U+82E5, 若 ← 苤[U+82E4] CJK Unified Ideographs 苦 →[U+82E6] 若 U+F974, 若 ← 拾[U+F973] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 掠 →[U+F975] 若 U+2F998, 若 ← 𦬼[U+2F997] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 茝 →[U+2F999] Stroke order Japanese

若 (Kangxi radical 140, 艸+5, 9 strokes in traditional Chinese and Korean, 8 strokes in simplified Chinese and Japanese, Cangjie input 廿大口 (TKR), four-corner 44604, composition ⿱艹右)

• 喏 婼 惹 諾 蠚 逽 蹃 箬 楉 鄀

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1023, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 30796
• Dae Jaweon: page 1482, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3187, character 7
• Unihan data for U+82E5

• Unihan data for U+F974

• Unihan data for U+2F998

Pictogram (象形) – a person combing their hair; obedient.

Later 口 was added and the original component came to be written 叒.

trad. 若 simp. # 若 alternative forms 叒 “you; your” From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ (“you”). “like this; such; if” Derived from 如 (OC *nja, *njas) with distributive suffix *-k (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with 諾 (OC *naːɡ, “to agree; to say yes”). “that” Cognate with 那 (nà, “that”), 爾 (OC *njelʔ, “that”) (Schuessler, 2007).

若

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to be obedient to; compliant
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to trim vegetables
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to choose
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) you; your
   • 既使我與若辯矣，若勝我，我不若勝，若果是也？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]既使我与若辩矣，若胜我，我不若胜，若果是也？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCEJì shǐ wǒ yǔ ruò biàn yǐ, ruò shèng wǒ, wǒ bù ruò shèng, ruò guǒ shì yě? [Pinyin]If you and I debate, you defeat me and I cannot defeat you, are you really correct?
   • 吾翁即若翁。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCEWú wēng jí ruò wēng. [Pinyin]My father is just the same as your father.
5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) he; his
6. like; as if 旁若無人／旁若无人 ― pángruòwúrén ― as if no one is nearby
   • 讀若闌。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]读若阑。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Shuowen Jiezi, circa 2nd century CEDú ruò lán. [Pinyin]Read as “闌 / 阑 (lán)”.
7. if; supposing; assuming 天若有情天亦老。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]Tiān ruò yǒu qíng tiān yì lǎo. [Pinyin]If Heaven had feelings, Heaven too would grow old.
   • 若她終於見隻紙船　盤旋夢裡千百轉 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]若她终于见只纸船　盘旋梦里千百转 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]joek6 taa1 zung1 jyu1 gin3 zek3 zi2 syun4, pun4 syun4 mung6 leoi5 cin1 baak3 zyun2 [Jyutping]If she finally sees the paper boat / spiraling in dreams
8. in this way
9. (Chinese mythology) Ruo, mythological divine being of the northern seas
   • 於是焉河伯始旋其面目，望洋向若而歎。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]于是焉河伯始旋其面目，望洋向若而叹。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: Zhuangzi, circa 3rd – 2nd centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge’s versionYúshì yān Hé Bó shǐ xuán qí miànmù, wàng yáng xiàng Ruò ér tàn. [Pinyin]Then He Bo began to turn his face round, looked across the expanse, as if he were confronting Ruo, and sighed.
   • 使湘靈鼓瑟兮，令海若舞馮夷。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]使湘灵鼓瑟兮，令海若舞冯夷。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]From: The Verses of Chu, 4th century BCE – 2nd century CEShǐ Xiāng líng gǔ sè xī, lìng hǎi Ruò wǔ Féng Yí. [Pinyin]I invite the Genius of River Xiang to play the se, and the oceanic Ruo to dance with Feng Yi of the Yellow River.
10. Pollia japonica
11. a surname

• (like):

trad. 若 simp. # 若

若

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hay; dried grass
2. Used in compounds.

trad. 若 simp. # 若

若

1. Placename in Sichuan. (clarification of this definition is needed)

trad. 若 simp. # 若

若

1. (Eastern Min, Teochew) how much; how

trad. 若 simp. # 若

若

1. (Hokkien) alternative form of 偌

• “若”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.

• “若”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014-

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

1. young
2. if

• Go-on: にゃく (nyaku, Jōyō †)←にやく (nyaku, historical)、にゃ (nya)←にや (nya, historical)
• Kan-on: じゃく (jaku, Jōyō)←じやく (zyaku, historical)、じゃ (ja)←じや (zya, historical)
• Kun: わかい (wakai, 若い, Jōyō)、もしくは (moshiku wa, 若しくは, Jōyō)、もし (moshi, 若し)、ごとし (gotoshi, 若し)、したがう (shitagau)

Kanji in this term 若 わかGrade: 6 kun’yomi

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *waka.

• IPA(key): [β̞a̠ka̠]
• (Tokyo) わか [wáꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])

若(わか) • (waka)

1. “my lord” (towards a young master or a young heir)

• “△若”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026

From Middle Chinese 若 (MC nyak).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ja̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [약]

若 (eumhun 같을 약 (gateul yak))

1. hanja form? of 약 (“like; as if”)
2. hanja form? of 약 (“if”)

From Middle Chinese 若 (MC nyaeX).

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ja̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [야]

若 (eumhun 반야 야 (banya ya))

1. hanja form? of 야 (“Used in compounds”)

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [3]

若: Hán Nôm readings: nhược, nhã

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