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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- xu1
- English meanings
- need
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 雨; bottom 而.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
narrate; chat
sigh; breathe heavily
shush; breathe out
ruins; market
son-in-law
order
slowly; Xu
pity; relief
rising sun
vivid; lifelike
warm; gentle
wadding; catkin; chatter
mood; thread; order
to continue
store; accumulate
void
or so
drink excessively
must
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 内需
- 必需
- 急需
- 需求
- 需要