Chinese symbol for “require”
需
xū
to require; to need; to want; necessity
The closest CC-CEDICT match for require is 需 (xū), defined as: to require; to need; to want; necessity; need.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “require”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement; to require |
| 必需 | bì xū | to need; to require |
| 消 | xiāo | to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 需.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement; to require |
| 无需 (無需) | wú xū | needless |
| 必需 | bì xū | to need; to require |
| 急需 | jí xū | to urgently need; urgent need |
| 必需品 | bì xū pǐn | necessity; essential (thing) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “require”.
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.