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<WL>若 [ruò] seem; as if; 假若 if; 若干 ruògān how much@@; (HDZ:) …  [rě] 般若  [ré] (古地名)  [rè] 干草
 
<WL>若 [ruò] seem; as if; 假若 if; 若干 ruògān how much@@; (HDZ:) …  [rě] 般若  [ré] (古地名)  [rè] 干草
 
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 若(􀊆) ruò ‘pick/gather vegetables’ combines 艹(草) cǎo ‘grass’ and 右 (yòu) ‘right hand’.
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 若(􀊆) ruò ‘pick/gather/clean vegetables/herbs/pollia/etc.’ (by hand) combines 艹(草) cǎo ‘grass/plant’ (杜若), and 右(􀎥𠮢) yòu ‘right hand’ (phonosemantic).
Old forms associated with 叒/若/諾 are said to depict a kneeling person with hands up-raised in prayer (making vows); and there are other theories (cf. 叒).
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Compare: 杜若 dùruò ‘E. Asian pollia (Pollia japonica); (Jp.) Yabumyoga; fragrant/perennial forest flower of E. Asia’.
The character 若 was borrowed for abstract words with the same or similar sounds.
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Old forms associated with 叒/若/諾 are said to depict a kneeling person with hands up-raised in prayer (making vows) cf. 叒(􁂹􁂺𠭚𠭞𠭀𦴈).
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Note: 若 was re-used to write various morphemes with the same/similar pronunciations.
 
Compare: 如(􂋊) rú ‘as/like/similar; if’ (如同, 如果).
 
Compare: 如(􂋊) rú ‘as/like/similar; if’ (如同, 如果).
HDZ: 若 : ruò : (甲) 諾: 象人举手而跽足, 乃象诺时巽顺之状 (cf. 叒); 顺从, 和善; 諾: 诺, 应允; 择菜; 选择; 象, 如同; 及, 到; 奈 (若何, 若之何); (草名) (简称) 杜若: 香草; (传说) (海神名); (传说) (神木名) (cf. 叒/若木); 蹃: 践踏 (蹂若); (代词) (你, 你的; 其, 他的; 这个, 这样; 怎么, 哪里; 偌: 这么, 那么); (代词) (乃, 才; 似乎, 好像); (介词) 按, 按照; (连词) (如果; 或, 或者; 而, 与, 和; 至于); (助词) (貌, 样子; 句首); (古县名); (古水名); (姓) • ré : (古地名) • rè : 干草
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HDZ: 若 : ruò : (甲) 諾: 象人举手而跽足, 乃象诺时巽顺之状 (cf. 叒); 顺从, 和善 (cf. 婼); 諾: 诺, 应允; (SW: 擇菜) 择菜; 选择; 象, 如同; 及, 到; 奈 (若何, 若之何); (SW: 杜若, 香艸) (草名) (简称) 杜若: 香草; (传说) (海神名); (传说) (神木名) (cf. 叒/若木) (山海经); 禾秆皮 (cf. SW: 穌: 杷取禾若; cf. SW: 秧: 禾若秧穰; cf. 䅵); 蹃: 践踏 (蹂若); (代词) (你, 你的; 其, 他的; 这个, 这样; 怎么, 哪里; 偌: 这么, 那么); (代词) (乃, 才; 似乎, 好像); (介词) 按, 按照; (连词) (如果; 或, 或者; 而, 与, 和; 至于); (助词) (貌, 样子; 句首); (古县名); (古水名); (姓) • ré : (古地名) • rè : 干草
 
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