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In all the world, 如 (如 , Rú ) is a common unisex given name. The first name 如 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare epicene name. More frequently, 如 is the last name as well as the forename.
如 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gao Yue , the character in Qin's Moon.