| 茹 | rú | to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant); surname Ru |
| 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 |