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如 is a compound of 女 (woman) and 口 (mouth), depicting a woman obeying spoken orders. The original meaning was "to obey", and 女 also serves as the sound component. Over time, the meaning broadened to "be like" or "resemble", commonly used in similes and comparisons, and later developed into a conjunction meaning "if" or "supposing" in conditional clauses.
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如果天气好，我们就出去玩。
我不知道如何回答这个问题。
我喜欢水果，例如苹果和香蕉。
这部电影不如那部好看。
这里的风景如此美丽。
正如我们所料，他成功了。
假如我有时间，我会帮助你。
她的笑容如阳光一般温暖。
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