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要求

yāo qiú

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yāo qiú · jiu1 kau4 (Jyutping)

  1. to request
  2. to require
  3. requirement
  4. to stake a claim
  5. to ask
  6. to demand
  7. CL:點|点[dian3]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

要

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

求

Meaning
seek; demand, request; beseech
Radical
氺
Strokes
7
Components
⿻一氺
Cangjie
IJE
Four-corner
4313.2

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