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需
xū
to need, to require; must
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Rain 雨 needed for crops to grow
HSK 3
14 strokes
Very Common (4%)
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⿱雨而
i
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Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
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Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
4 strokes
Words Using 需 (25)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
需要
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xūyào
to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need
3
xūyào
需要
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HSK 3
to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need
需求
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xūqiú
requirement / (economics) demand
6
xūqiú
需求
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HSK 6
requirement / (economics) demand
需
↗
xū
to require / to need / to want / necessity / need
xū
需
↗
to require / to need / to want / necessity / need
必需
↗
bìxū
to need / to require / essential / indispensable
bìxū
必需
↗
to need / to require / essential / indispensable
急需
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jíxū
to urgently need / urgent need
jíxū
急需
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to urgently need / urgent need
必需品
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bìxūpǐn
necessity / essential (thing)
bìxūpǐn
必需品
↗
necessity / essential (thing)
特需
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tèxū
special need / particular requirement
tèxū
特需
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special need / particular requirement
按需分配
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ànxūfēnpèi
distribution according to need
ànxūfēnpèi
按需分配
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distribution according to need
无需
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wúxū
needless
wúxū
无需
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needless
需要是发明之母
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xūyàoshìfāmíngzhīmǔ
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
xūyàoshìfāmíngzhīmǔ
需要是发明之母
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Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).