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Information of 需

Pinyinxū

Radical

雨

Strokes

14 strokes

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Definition

to require / to need / to want / necessity / need

需 [xū]1. 必得用。 Must be used.2. 必得用的财物。 Necessity required items.3. 等待。 To wait.4. 迟疑。 To hesitate.5. 应该;必然。 Should; inevitable.动词 (verb) 本义: 等待 Basic meaning: To wait 【造字法】: 会意。从雨而声。“需”指遇雨，停在那里等待。 Etymology: A compound character from "rain" and "sound". Refers to waiting for rain.同本义 ([En.] await) The same basic meaning (await)1. 引文:《易·需》：需，须也。 传:“需者，待也。” Citation: "I Ching" states: need means to wait.2. 引文:《庄子·大宗师》：聂许闻之需役。 Citation: "Zhuangzi" states: Nie Xu heard about waiting for service.3. 引文:宋·楼钥《送袁恭安赴江州节推》：九江需次今几年，去去渌水依红莲。 Citation: Song Dynasty literature references waiting at Jiujiang.例: 需次(候补官员依照资历补缺);需铨(等待铨选录用) Example: Need next (substitute officials based on qualifications); Await selection.需要 ([En.] need; demand; want) Need1. 引文:《红楼梦》：零星需用亦在账房内开销。 Citation: "Dream of the Red Chamber" mentions expenses.例: 按需分配;必需;需用(需要的用度) Examples: Allocate as needed; necessities; need (necessary expenses).索取 ([En.] ask for) To ask for 1. 引文:明·陈玉阳《昭君出塞》：只为前日毛延寿，指写丹青，遍需金帛。 Citation: Ming literature states the need for gold and silk.例: 需勒(勒索) Example: To extort.迟疑;观望 ([En.] hesitate) To hesitate1. 引文:《文心雕龙》：率故多尤，需为事贼。 Citation: "Wenxin Diaolong" mentions hesitation.例: 需缓(迟缓);需滞(授职后迟迟不能赴任) Examples: Delayed; cannot assume office after being appointed.应该;必然 ([En.] should; ought to; inevitable) Should1. 引文:清·王韬《原道》：儒者本无所谓教，达而在上，穷而在下，需不能出此范围。 Citation from Qing literature about the obligations of Confucianism.例: 需要 Example: Need.名词 (noun) 需用的东西 ([En.] necessaries) Necessary items1. 引文:《元史·成宗纪二》：与民均纳供需。 Citation: "Yuan History" speaks of distribution of necessities.例: 军需 Example: Military supply.形容词 (adjective) 柔滑的样子。 Description of smoothness.1. 引文:《战国策·秦策二》：“其需弱者来使，则王必听之。” Citation: "Strategies of the Warring States" speaks of softness or tenderness.

必需 bì xū

to need / to require / essential / indispensable

急需 jí xū

to urgently need / urgent need

需求 xū qiú

requirement / to require / (economics) demand

供需 gōng xū

supply and demand

亟需 jí xū

to urgently need / urgent need

需要 xū yào

to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need

无需 wú xū

needless

军需 jūn xū

military material

需求量 xū qiú liàng

quantity demanded

内需 nèi xū

domestic demand

需用 xū yòng

Need to use

生活必需品 shēng huó bì xū pǐn

life's necessities

必需品 bì xū pǐn

necessity / essential (thing)

需要量 xū yào liàng

requisite amount

不时之需 bù shí zhī xū

a possible period of want or need

需不需要 xū bù xū yào

Is there any need?

各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū

each takes what he needs (idiom)

军需品 jūn xū pǐn

military supplies / military stores

特需 tè xū

special need / particular requirement

需水 xū shuǐ

water need

Input Method for 需

Pinyinxu1

Wubi

fdmj

Cangjie

mbmbl

Zhengma

fvgl

Four Corner

10227

Unicode

U+9700

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