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Character #396 · The First 1000

xū

have to

must; to have to; to wait; beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc)

must; to have to; to wait

Strokes
912
TraditionalSimplified
須 须
Poster cell
D15
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • bìxū to have to
  • wúxū need not
  • húxū beard
  • xūzhī key information
  • xūyú in a flash
  • xūyào must
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 须須

Write 须須 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, xū, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell D15 · 28 × 36 grid

须須 is #396 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 须 mean in English?
须 (xū) means "have to": must; to have to; to wait; beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc).
How do you pronounce 须?
须 is pronounced xū in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄒㄩ.
How many strokes does 须 have?
The simplified form, 须, has 9 strokes. The traditional form, 須, has 12.
What is the traditional form of 须?
The traditional form of 须 is 須. 须 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 須 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 须?
Common words that use 须 include 必须 (bìxū, to have to), 无须 (wúxū, need not), 胡须 (húxū, beard), 须知 (xūzhī, key information).
How common is 须?
须 is number 396 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell D15 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.