must; to have to; beard

HSK 3 #444

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 444th character
Radical ⼺ (59.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1585
TRADITIONAL ,

Definitions

须 xū
  1. 1. must
  2. 2. to have to
  3. 3. beard
  4. 4. mustache
  5. 5. to wait
  6. 6. feeler (of an insect etc)
  7. 7. tassel

Stroke order

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Words containing 须

Word Meaning
must; to have to; necessarily
beard
instructions; it must be borne in mind; key information
need not; not obliged to; not necessarily
baseless; groundless
have to; must
razor; shaver
tentacles; feelers; antennae
there is no need; why should
roots
to toady; boot-licking
man or men (formal)
tendril
in a flash; in a jiffy
tassel (botany); feelers (zoology)
asparagus
women as capable and brave as men
in one piece; (Beijing dialect) intact
mustache shaped like character
shaving cream
Four famous Peking opera old-man actors
woman with a manly spirit
bushman (African ethnic group)
to do sth very daring; lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers
(bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
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