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需 (xū) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

Meaning of 需

动 dòng verb

need, require

我需要帮助。

wǒ xū yào bāng zhù

I need help.

Word breakdown

需 xū — need, require

1 需要 xū yào — need HSK 3
- 需 need, require
- 要 want, need, essential
Example

我需要帮助。

wǒ xū yào bāng zhù

I need help.
2 必需 bì xū — essential, indispensable HSK 5
- 必 must, necessarily (conveys absolute requirement)
- 需 need, require (conveys necessity and demand)
Example

水是生命必需的物质。

shuǐ shì shēng mìng bì xū de wù zhì

Water is an essential substance for life.
3 急需 jí xū — urgently need HSK 5
- 急 urgent, pressing
- 需 need, require
Example

灾区急需救援物资。

zāi qū jí xū jiù yuán wù zī

The disaster area urgently needs relief supplies.
4 需求 xū qiú — demand, need, requirement HSK 5
- 需 need, require
- 求 seek, request
Example

市场需求不断增长。

shì chǎng xū qiú bù duàn zēng zhǎng

Market demand is continuously growing.
5 供需 gōng xū — supply and demand HSK 7
- 供 supply (providing goods or services)
- 需 demand (need or requirement for goods or services)
Example

市场价格由供需关系决定。

shì chǎng jià gé yóu gōng xū guān xi jué dìng

Market prices are determined by supply and demand.

Structure & writing

1 需 xū — to need, to require

需 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)

雨 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)

HSK 3

需 xū to need, to require

HSK 5

漏 lòu to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack 雾 wù fog; mist (tiny water droplets suspended near the ground when temperature drops) 震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently

HSK 6

雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity) 露 lù dew; water droplets condensed on surfaces near the ground

HSK 7

雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 霜 shuāng frost (white ice crystals formed on surfaces near the ground when temperature drops below 0°C) 霞 xiá rosy clouds; colorful glow in the sky at sunrise or sunset

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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

1.2 而 ér — conjunction linking verbs, adjectives, or clauses: ① connecting successive elements ② connecting complementary affirmative and negative elements ③ connecting contrasting elements (adversative) ④ connecting causally related elements

而 is a component in 3 characters

HSK 3

需 xū to need, to require

HSK 4

耐 nài to endure; to withstand; to bear

HSK 7

耍 shuǎ to play; to have fun

Stroke order

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Meaning of 需

需 xū — need, require