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Ru ( Pinyin: rú), is a common standard first-level Chinese character [1]. It was first seen in bronze inscriptions [2]. The original meaning is obedience, which was later extended to mean like; as equal.
Phonetic characters. Congnu is the word for differentiation of "female", the mouth is the symbol for differentiation, and female is also the voice. The bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty use "女" as "Ru". The word "ru" in the Warring States period comes from either the lower part of "女" or the left part next to "女". The original meaning is obedience.
"Shuowen": "Ru, follow." "Zuo Zhuan·Xuan Gong Twelve Years": "There are rules to be like oneself." Du Yu's note: "Ru, follow." "Extended to be like, like. "Xinyang Chu Tomb" 1.4: "Protecting each other is like mustard."?
"Poetry·Wang Feng·Cai Ge": "One day without seeing is like three autumns." Guodian Slips are "like" Or read as "nuo". "Five Elements" 45 of the Bamboo Slips from the Chu Tomb in Guodian: "If you are like (nuo), no one dares to be worse than (nuo)."
It is also a matter of following. From daughter to mouth. Renzhuqie〖Note〗Xu Kai said: "Women follow the teachings of their fathers and the orders of their husbands, so they follow their mouths. They understand their thoughts."
Subsequent means following. Followers must use their mouths. Those who follow women, women follow men. He grew up with his father and elder brother. Marry and obey your husband. The husband dies and the son follows. Therefore Bai Hutong said. Women, Ruye. By extension, anything similar is called Ru. Wherever there is something going on, it is said to be like this. All are derived from it.
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