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需要

xū yào

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xū yào · seoi1 jiu3 (Jyutping)

  1. to need; to want; to demand; to require
  2. needs

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

需

Meaning
need, require, must; hexagram ䷄
Radical
雨
Strokes
14
Components
⿱雨而
Cangjie
MBMBL
Four-corner
1022.7

要

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

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