如
as / as if / such as
如 character breakdown
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
female / woman / daughter
I'll represent 女 by Bessie Coleman, the first female pilot of African American descent.
Characters with 如 as component
to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant)
Words with 如
(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy / time crawls when one is wretched
to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled
guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home