| 茹 | rú yú | putrid fish | 
| 茹 | Rú | surname Ru | 
| 茹 | rú | to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) | 
| 鱼 | Yú | surname Yu | 
| 鱼 | yú | fish (CL:条,尾) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼, alligators and crocodiles 鳄鱼 and octopi 章鱼) |