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CHINESE CHARACTER

xū

须

须

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must

Numbered pinyin
xu1
English meanings
must, have to

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 彡; right 页.

  • Left

    彡
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  • Right

    页

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰彡页

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wù务xū须xiǎoxin小心。

    Must be careful.

  2. 02

    xū须yào要nǔlì努力。

    Must work hard.

  3. 03

    jǐnshèn谨慎xíng行shì事。

    Act cautiously.

  4. 04

    quánlìyǐfù全力以赴。

    Go all out.

  5. 05

    jiǎo脚tāshi踏实de地。

    Down to earth.

  6. 06

    zhōng终yǒusuǒ有所chéng成。

    Finally succeed.

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