Definitions

ruò so; such; to such a degree

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "偌" is structured as a phono-semantic compound, combining the person radical 亻 with the component 若, which primarily provides phonetic guidance while loosely suggesting a conceptual link to human context. It etymologically derives from the character "若", which historically conveyed notions of likeness or condition, with the addition of the person radical serving to specialize the character for a demonstrative function emphasizing degree or scale. Over time, "偌" has been consistently used as an adverb meaning "so" or "such", maintaining this semantic role without significant alteration, thus reflecting a morphological development aimed at refining expressive specificity within the language.

Example Sentences Hide

这棵树大无比。

Zhè kē shù ruò dà wúbǐ.

This tree is incredibly large.

大的广场上人很多。

Ruò dà de guǎngchǎng shàng rén hěn duō.

There are many people on such a big square.

他买了多苹果。

Tā mǎi le ruò duō píngguǒ.

He bought so many apples.

面对大的挑战,他毫不畏惧。

Miànduì ruò dà de tiǎozhàn, tā háo bù wèijù.

Facing such a big challenge, he is not afraid at all.

大的图书馆里藏书丰富。

Ruò dà de túshūguǎn lǐ cángshū fēngfù.

The library, so large, has a rich collection of books.

她从未见过大的海洋。

Tā cóngwèi jiànguò ruò dà de hǎiyáng.

She has never seen such a vast ocean.

多的选项使他难以决定。

Ruò duō de xuǎnxiàng shǐ tā nányǐ juédìng.

So many options make it difficult for him to decide.

尽管城市大,他依然能找到回家的路。

Jǐnguǎn chéngshì ruò dà, tā yīrán néng zhǎodào huí jiā de lù.

Although the city is so big, he can still find his way home.