须

xū

must · to have to

Radical: 页 Strokes: 9 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Most common

Same radical

顺顶领顾题颜额颠顿顽颓预

Same radical

顺顶领顾题颜额颠顿顽颓预项颈颂

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Character Decomposition

须=彡+页

Etymology

Hair 彡 growing on the face 页

Meanings

must

to have to

to wait

xū

beard

mustache

feeler (of an insect etc)

tassel

xū

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Words with 须 232 total

to have to · must · compulsory · necessarily必须bì xū tendril卷须juǎn xū beard · whiskers髯须rán xū

Idioms with 须 32 total Chain

lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom) · fig. whoever started the trouble should end it解铃还须系铃人jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén woman with a manly spirit巾帼须眉jīn guó xū méi to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants · to toady · boot-licking溜须拍马liū xū pāi mǎ lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers · to do sth very daring捋虎须luō hǔ xū grind weapons sharp in preparation摩厉以须mó lì yǐ xū

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