Chinese symbol for “request”
要求
yāo qiú
to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim
The closest CC-CEDICT match for request is 要求 (yāo qiú), defined as: to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “request”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 请求 (請求) | qǐng qiú | to request; to ask; request (个 (gè)) |
| 将 (將) | qiāng | to desire; to invite |
| 请 (請) | qǐng | to ask; to invite |
| 求 | qiú | to seek; to look for |
| 邀 | yāo | to invite; to request |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 要求.
| 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 |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | so long as; provided; if |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement; to require |
| 请求 (請求) | qǐng qiú | to request; to ask; request (个 (gè)) |
| 追求 | zhuī qiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after |
See also: Japanese symbol for “request”.
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.
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