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须
xū
beard; must; necessary
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Hair 彡 growing on the face 页
HSK 3
9 strokes
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Words Using 须 (46)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
必须
↗
bìxū
to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
3
bìxū
必须
↗
HSK 3
to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
胡须
↗
húxū
beard / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[綹|绺<liǔ>]]
6
húxū
胡须
↗
HSK 6
beard / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[綹|绺<liǔ>]]
须知
↗
xūzhī
prerequisites / rules that must be known before starting sth
6
xūzhī
须知
↗
HSK 6
prerequisites / rules that must be known before starting sth
须
↗
xū
beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel
xū
须
↗
beard / mustache / feeler (of an insect etc) / tassel
须
↗
xū
must / to have to / to wait
xū
须
↗
must / to have to / to wait
无须
↗
wúxū
need not / not obliged to / not necessarily
wúxū
无须
↗
need not / not obliged to / not necessarily
须发
↗
xūfà
hair and beard
xūfà
须发
↗
hair and beard
四大须生
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sìdàxūshēng
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang [[馬連良|马连良]], Tan Fuying [[譚富英|谭富英]], Yang Baosen [[楊寶森|杨宝森]], Xi Xiaobo [[奚嘯伯|奚啸伯]]
sìdàxūshēng
四大须生
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Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang [[馬連良|马连良]], Tan Fuying [[譚富英|谭富英]], Yang Baosen [[楊寶森|杨宝森]], Xi Xiaobo [[奚嘯伯|奚啸伯]]
卷须
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juǎnxū
tendril
juǎnxū
卷须
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tendril
八字胡须
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bāzìhúxū
mustache shaped like character [[八]]
bāzìhúxū
八字胡须
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mustache shaped like character [[八]]