需

xū

to require · to need

Radical: 雨 Strokes: 14 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Most common

Same radical

雨雪露雷霜霞震雾零霸霍霄

Same radical

雨雪露雷霜霞震雾零霸霍霄霉霭霓

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Character Decomposition

需=雨+而

Etymology

Rain 雨 needed for crops to grow

Meanings

to require

to need

to want

necessity

need

xū

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Words with 需 59 total

military supplies军需jūn xū to need · to require · essential · indispensable必需bì xū to urgently need · urgent need急需jí xū needless无需wú xū requirement · to require · (economics) demand需求xū qiú

Idioms with 需 5 total Chain

a possible period of want or need不时之需bù shí zhī xū each takes what he needs (idiom)各取所需gè qǔ suǒ xū