Chinese symbol for “demand”
要
yāo
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
The closest CC-CEDICT match for demand is 要 (yāo), defined as: (bound form) to demand; to coerce.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “demand”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 诉求 (訴求) | sù qiú | to demand; to call for; to petition; demand; wish; request |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement; to require |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 要.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
See also: Japanese symbol for “demand”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.