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Character Decomposition
要=覀+女
Etymology
A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀
Meanings2 pronunciations
yāo
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
yào
to want; to need; to ask for
will; shall; about to
need to; should
if (same as 要是 yào shi)
(bound form) important
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Words with 要 444 total
to need · must得要děi yàosecondary次要cì yào(attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified机要jī yàowill · shall · to be going to就要jiù yàonecessary · essential · indispensable · required必要bì yàodon't!; must not不要bù yàourgent急要jí yào(literary) key location · key post (important job)津要jīn yàoto insist on doing sth · must do it, despite everything偏要piān yào
Idioms with 要 40 total Chain
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