Meaning
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
Chinese: 需要、需求。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xu” becomes a different word in each tone. 需 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
- 需求xū qiúrequirement; to require; (economics) demand
- 必需bì xūto need; to require; essential; indispensable
- 急需jí xūto urgently need; urgent need
- 内需nèi xūdomestic demand
Example Sentence
完成这项工作需要很多时间。Wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng zuò xū yào hěn duō shí jiān.Completing this work requires a lot of time.
完成Wán chéngto complete这zhèthis项xiàngback of neck工作gōng zuòto work需要xū yàoto need很hěnvery多时duō shílong time间jiānbetween。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The rain radical 雨 over 而: originally to wait (as for rain). It means ‘to need, require, want; needs, necessities’ (需要, 需求, 必需).
A way to remember it
‘To need / require’: 需要 (to need), 需求 (demand).