须
must; to have to; to wait
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,455 U+987B
How 须 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Hair 彡 growing on the face 页
How to remember it
have to · Heisig RSH #1307
rooster tail + head
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 须
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 … |