孺

rú

子 + 需

Definitions

rú surname Ru

rú child

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 子 represents the meaning and 需 represents the sound.

Semantic: 子 Phonetic: 需

About

孺 is a phono-semantic compound composed of the semantic radical 子 ('child', 'offspring'), which anchors the meaning in the domain of children or youth, and the phonetic component 需 (xū, 'need'), which indicates the pronunciation. The character refers to a young child or infant and is a formal, literary term, frequently found in classical idioms like 妇孺皆知 (fùrújiēzhī), meaning 'known even to women and children.'

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

孺子喜欢玩具。

Rú zǐ xǐ huān wán jù.

Children like toys.

这个孺子很聪明。

Zhè gè rú zǐ hěn cōng míng.

This child is very smart.

妈妈照顾着孺子。

Mā ma zhào gù zhe rú zǐ.

Mother is taking care of the child.

孺子们在一起玩耍。

Rú zǐ men zài yī qǐ wán shuǎ.

The children are playing together.

老师耐心地教导孺子。

Lǎo shī nài xīn de jiào dǎo rú zǐ.

The teacher patiently teaches the children.

在公园里，孺子们快乐地奔跑。

Zài gōng yuán lǐ, rú zǐ men kuài lè de bēn pǎo.

In the park, the children are running happily.

为了保护孺子，我们制定了新政策。

Wèi le bǎo hù rú zǐ, wǒ men zhì dìng le xīn zhèng cè.

To protect children, we have established new policies.

现代社会越来越重视孺子的教育问题。

Xiàn dài shè huì yuè lái yuè zhòng shì rú zǐ de jiào yù wèn tí.

Modern society pays increasing attention to the education issues of children.

Related Characters

Component: 子

Component: 需

孺