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需
xū
1. to require
2. to need
3. to want
4. necessity
5. need
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

需
xū
to need, to require; must
HSK 3 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

需要
xūyào
to need
HSK 3
需求
xūqiú
requirement
HSK 6
按需
ànxū
on demand
供需
gōngxū
supply and demand
无需
wúxū
needless
特需
tèxū
special need
军需
jūnxū
military material
内需
nèixū
domestic demand
必需
bìxū
to need
急需
jíxū
to urgently need
所需
suǒxū
necessary (for)
总需求
zǒngxūqiú
aggregate demand
而不需
érbùxū
without needing (to so sth)
非必需
fēibìxū
inessential
必需品
bìxūpǐn
necessity
按需分配
ànxūfēnpèi
distribution according to need
各取所需
gèqǔsuǒxū
each takes what he needs (idiom)
基本需要
jīběnxūyào
basic necessity
按需出版
ànxūchūbǎn
publishing on demand
不时之需
bùshízhīxū
a possible period of want or need

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
407
Word Frequency Rank
2,700 of 84,292

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