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须
鬚
xū
1. beard
2. mustache
3. feeler (of an insect etc)
4. tassel
Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

须
xū
beard; must; necessary
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

须臾
xūyú
in a flash
触须
chùxū
tentacles
须丸
xūwán
hematite Fe2O3
须弥
Xūmí
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
须眉
xūméi
man or men (formal)
须后
xūhòu
aftershave
须生
xūshēng
see [[老生<lǎoshēng>]]
须根
xūgēn
fibrous roots
须知
xūzhī
prerequisites
HSK 6
必须
bìxū
to have to
HSK 3
何须
héxū
there is no need
卷须
juǎnxū
tendril
须鲸
xūjīng
baleen whale
根须
gēnxū
roots
卷须
juǎnxū
tendril
须毛
xūmáo
whiskers
须子
xūzi
feelers (zoology)
无须
wúxū
need not
胡须
húxū
beard
HSK 6
臾须
yúxū
short period of time

Alternate Entries

须
xū
must / to have to / to wait

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
443
Word Frequency Rank
293 of 84,292