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须

Traditional: 須 · 鬚

xū

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

xū · seoi1 · sou1 (Jyutping)

  1. must
  2. to have to
  3. to wait
  4. beard
  5. mustache
  6. feeler (of an insect etc)
  7. tassel

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

须

Meaning
must, have to, necessary
Radical
彡
Strokes
9
Components
⿰彡页
Cangjie
HHMBO
Four-corner
2128

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