须 — Chinese character
须
xū
beard; must; necessary
- Pinyin
- xū
- Radical
- 181 ⾴ (Leaf)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 彡 页
- Formation
- ideographic — Hair 彡 growing on the face 页
- Traditional
- 須 鬚
Common words with 须
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必须 (必須) | bì xū | must; to have to |
| 无须 (無須) | wú xū | need not; not obliged to |
| 须要 (須要) | xū yào | must; have to |
| 须知 (須知) | xū zhī | key information; instructions |
| 胡须 (鬍鬚) | hú xū | beard; measure word: 根 (gēn), 绺 (liǔ) |
| 莫须有 (莫須有) | mò xū yǒu | groundless; baseless |
| 何须 (何須) | hé xū | there is no need; why should |
| 剃须刀 (剃鬚刀) | tì xū dāo | shaver; razor |
| 触须 (觸鬚) | chù xū | tentacles; feelers |
| 须臾 (須臾) | xū yú | in a flash; in a jiffy |
| 溜须拍马 (溜鬚拍馬) | liū xū pāi mǎ | to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; to toady |
| 剃须 (剃鬚) | tì xū | to shave (facial hair) |
English words written with 须
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.