须 - Dong Chinese dictionary

xū

must

beard

Pictograph of a person with a bearded face. Simplified form of 須. The meaning "must" is a phonetic loan.

Components

彡 Iconic component

shān

hair

页 Iconic component

yè, xié

page

Depicts a head.

Definitions

xū

must, have to, necessary; moment; whiskers; must; to have to; to wait

xū

beard, whiskers; whisker-like; beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel

Most common words with 须

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 80.5542% of movies

355th most common character in movies

444th most common character in books

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