如意
rúyì · HSK 7
as one wishes
🧞 如 = as + 意 = wish, so 如意 = as one wishes
如 means as or like; 意 means wish, will, or intention. Stacked together they spell out exactly as one wishes, the state where things go according to your will.
如 — woman radical 女 + mouth 口
Originally a phono-semantic compound where 女 (woman) suggested compliance and 口 (mouth) indicated speaking or following orders. The early sense was 'to follow' or 'to comply with what is said,' which extended to 'to be like' or 'as if.' Modern uses like 'if' and 'such as' grew from this comparative meaning.