需

xū

to require · to need

Radical: 雨 Strokes: 14 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Most common

Same radical

雨雪露雷霜霞震雾零霸霍霄

Same radical

雨雪露雷霜霞震雾零霸霍霄霉霭霓

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Character Decomposition

需=雨+而

Etymology

Rain 雨 needed for crops to grow

Meanings

to require

to need

to want

necessity

need

xū

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Words with 需 59 total

military supplies军需jūn xū to need · to require · essential · indispensable必需bì xū to urgently need · urgent need急需jí xū needless无需wú xū requirement · to require · (economics) demand需求xū qiú to urgently need · urgent need亟需jí xū supply and demand供需gōng xū domestic demand内需nèi xū (economics) rigid demand; inelastic demand (abbr. for gāng xìng xū qiú)刚需gāng xū external demand (demand for a country's goods and services from foreign markets)外需wài xū necessary (for) · required所需suǒ xū on demand; according to demand按需àn xū special need · particular requirement特需tè xū to need; to want; to demand; to require · needs需要xū yào necessity · essential (thing)必需品bì xū pǐn aggregate demand总需求zǒng xū qiú quartermaster军需官jūn xū guān inessential非必需fēi bì xū a possible period of want or need不时之需bù shí zhī xū each takes what he needs (idiom)各取所需gè qǔ suǒ xū basic necessity · fundamental need基本需要jī běn xū yào publishing on demand按需出版àn xū chū bǎn distribution according to need按需分配àn xū fēn pèi (environmental science) chemical oxygen demand; COD化学需氧量huà xué xū yǎng liàng

Idioms with 需 5 total Chain

a possible period of want or need不时之需bù shí zhī xū each takes what he needs (idiom)各取所需gè qǔ suǒ xū

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