需(xū)

HSK 314 strokes

to require

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Character information

Pinyin
xū
Meaning
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 需 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱雨而

Rain 雨 needed for crops to grow

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

雨yǔ而ér

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 需 step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 需

Common words using 需 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xū需qiú求
HSK 3

requirement

Open 需求 page →
xū需yào要
HSK 3

to need; to want; to demand; to require

Open 需要 page →
bì必xū需
HSK 5

to need

Open 必需 page →
nèi内xū需
HSK 7-9

domestic demand

Open 内需 page →
jí急xū需
HSK 7-9

to urgently need

Open 急需 page →
jí亟xū需

to urgently need; urgent need

Open 亟需 page →
gōng供xū需

supply and demand

Open 供需 page →
wú无xū需

needless

Open 无需 page →

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From 需’s common words

求要必内急亟供无

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