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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
右 艸 ⿱艹右
Mandarin
ruo4, re2, yao4, re4
English
Definitions
if; as; like; to seem; assuming; similar; supposing
Etymology
Notes
Originally kneeling person 卩 with hands held up 廾 and wild hair or a headdress; the hands held up became plants 艸 and the body became right hand 又