要

yào · yāo

ㄧㄠˋ

HSK 1TOCFL Novice 29 strokestop 30 by use on the map →

1to want; to need; to ask for

2will; shall; about to

3need to; should

4if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])

5(bound form) important

Etymology

ideographic · A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀

Radical

覀 · essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

Composition

⿱覀女

Writing

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Words with 要

要yào 重要zhòngyào 要求yāoqiú 只要zhǐyào 主要zhǔyào 不要bùyào 就要jiùyào 快要kuàiyào 需要xūyào 要是yàoshi 必要bìyào 要yào 不要紧bùyàojǐn 将要jiāngyào 要好yàohǎo 要么yàome 要素yàosù 要不然yàobùrán