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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xū | xu1
English translation
to require
to need
to want
necessity
need
to need, to require; must

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About 需 xū

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

需 xū

Contains the radical

雨 yǔ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Rain 雨 yǔ  needed for crops to grow

Etymology of 需 xū

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱雨而

Explanation

Originally was a pictograph of a person standing under the rain (雨 yǔ ), representing the meaning "to get wet", now written as 濡 rú . The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The person component was later replaced with the phonetic component 而 ér .

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Example sentences using 需 xū

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我们 wǒmen 需要 xūyào 几 jī 个 gè 壮汉推 tuī 这 zhè 辆 liàng 车 Chē .

We need several sturdy men to push this car.

在 zài 下 xià 一 yī 次 cì 试验 shìyàn 时 shí 需要 xūyào 注入 zhù rù 比重 bǐzhòng 较 jiào 高 Gāo 的 de 酸 suān .

The next trail would require a slightly higher filling density acid.

“ 嗨 hāi , 你 nǐ 别 Bié 瞎扯 xiā chě 蛋 dàn ,尼诺, ” 约翰 Yuē hàn 昵 nì 说 shuì , “ 我 wǒ 这儿 zhè r 需要 xūyào 你 nǐ .

" Hey, no kidding around. Nino, " Johnny said. " I need you out here.

她 tā 感到 gǎn dào 又 yòu 累 lěi 又 yòu 渴 kě , 需要 xūyào 彻底 chèdǐ 休息 xiūxi .

She felt very tired and thirsty, so she needed thorough rest.

这 zhè 块 kuài 田 Tián 需要 xūyào 翻 fān 土 Tǔ .

This field needs to be dug up.

Words with 需 xū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
需要 xūyào to need需要 xūyào
需求 xūqiú requirement需求 xūqiú
需 xū to need需 xū
无需 wú xū needless無需
急需 jí xū urgent need急需 jí xū
必需 bì xū to need必需 bì xū
供需 gōng xū supply and demand供需 gōng xū
必需品 bì xū pǐn necessity必需品 bì xū pǐn
军需 jūn xū military material軍需
亟需 jí xū urgent need亟需 jí xū
各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū each takes what he needs (idiom)各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū
不时之需 bù shí zhī xū a possible period of want or need不時之需
特需 tè xū special need特需 tè xū
按需分配 àn xū fēn pèi distribution according to need按需分配 àn xū fēn pèi
内需 nèi xū domestic demand內需

需 xū Decomposition & Compounds

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需 xū Decomposition

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需 xū Compounds

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  • 需 xū
    • 懦 nuò , 儒 rú , 蠕 rú , 孺 rú , 濡 rú , 糯 nuò , 嚅 rú , 壖 ruán , 嬬 xū , 擩 rǔ , 曘 rú , 獳 nòu , 瓀 ruǎn , 礝 ruǎn , 繻, 臑 nào , 薷 rú , 襦 rú , 轜 ér , 醹 rú , 鑐 xū , 颥 rú , 嶿, 檽, 燸, 穤, 羺, 譳, 隭, 顬 rú , 鱬
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