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须

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must; to have to; to wait

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HSK 3.0
Level 2
Old HSK
Level 3
Strokes
9
Radical
頁 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
須
Common rank
#1,455
Unicode
U+987B

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Formation & memory

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How 须 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Hair 彡 growing on the face 页

Components 彡 页

How to remember it

have to · Heisig RSH #1307

rooster tail + head

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 须

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
全须全尾儿 quán xū quán yǐ r (Beijing dialect) intact; in one piece
四大须生 sì dà xū shēng Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang…
须后水 xū hòu shuǐ aftershave
龙须面 lóng xū miàn dragon beard noodles; dragon whisker noodles
布须曼人 bù xū màn rén bushman (African ethnic group)
八字胡须 bā zì hú xū mustache shaped like character 八
文须雀 wén xū què (bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
龙须菜 lóng xū cài asparagus; (Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fo2 shou3 gua1]
木须肉 mù xū ròu moo shu pork – stir-fried sliced pork with scrambled eggs, wood ear mushrooms and vegetabl…
龙须糖 lóng xū táng dragon's beard candy, a Chinese confection made from floured taffy pulled into flossy stra…
须子 xū zi feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)
须生 xū shēng see 老生[lao3 sheng1]
无须 wú xū need not; not obliged to; not necessarily
须发 xū fà hair and beard
莫须有 mò xū yǒu groundless; baseless
蓝须夜蜂虎 lán xū yè fēng hǔ (bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
须知 xū zhī key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind
须毛 xū máo whiskers; mustache
横须贺市 Héng xū hè shì Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan
不让须眉 bù ràng xū méi (idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; to be a match for …