| 茹 | rú | to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant); surname Ru |
| 含辛茹苦 | hán xīn rú kǔ | to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship; to bear one's cross |
| 拔毛连茹 | bá máo lián rú | lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others; inextricably tangled together; Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 拔茅茹 | bá máo rú | lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow; fig. also involving others; inextricably tangled together; Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 拔茅连茹 | bá máo lián rú | lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom);fig. also involving others; inextricably tangled together; Invite one and he'll tell all his friends. |
| 梁静茹 | Liáng Jìng rú | Fish Leong (1978-), Malaysian pop singer; also Leong Chui Peng or Jasmine Leong |
| 竹茹 | zhú rú | bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine |
| 茹古涵今 | rú gǔ hán jīn | to take in (old and new experiences and sorrows) |
| 茹毛饮血 | rú máo yǐn xuè | devour raw meat and fowl (of savages) |
| 茹痛 | rú tòng | to endure (suffering or sorrow) |
| 茹素 | rú sù | to eat a vegetarian diet |
| 茹苦含辛 | rú kǔ hán xīn | bitter hardship; to bear one's cross |
| 茹荤 | rú hūn | to eat meat |
| 茹荤饮酒 | rú hūn yǐn jiǔ | to eat meat and drink wine |
| 茹藘 | rú lǘ | Rubia cordifolia; Indian madder; munjit; also written 茜草 |
| 茹志鹃 | Rú Zhì juān | Ru Zhijuan (1925-1998), female novelist and politician |
| 茹鱼 | rú yú | putrid fish |
| 菜茹 | cài rú | greens; green vegetables |
