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次要

cì yào

HSK 2.0 · 5

cì yào · ci3 jiu3 (Jyutping)

  1. secondary

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Character breakdown

次

Meaning
order, sequence; next
Radical
欠
Strokes
6
Components
⿰冫欠
Cangjie
IMNO
Four-corner
3718.2

要

Meaning
necessary, essential; necessity
Radical
覀
Strokes
9
Components
⿱覀女
Cangjie
MWV
Four-corner
1040.4

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