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Chinese symbol for “requirement”

需求
xū qiú
requirement; to require; (economics) demand

The closest CC-CEDICT match for requirement is 需求 (xū qiú), defined as: requirement; to require; (economics) 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

需 xū
to need, to require; must
radical 173 ⾬ · 14 strokes
求 qiú
to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “requirement”

WordPinyinMeaning
必要条件 (必要條件)bì yào tiáo jiànrequirement; necessary condition (math)
要求yāo qiúto request; to require
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification
要件yào jiànkey document; important condition

Related words

Other words that share a character with 需求.

WordPinyinMeaning
需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
无需 (無需)wú xūneedless
必需bì xūto need; to require
急需jí xūto urgently need; urgent need
必需品bì xū pǐnnecessity; essential (thing)
要求yāo qiúto request; to require
请求 (請求)qǐng qiúto request; to ask; request (个 (gè))
追求zhuī qiúto pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after

See also: Japanese symbol for “requirement”.

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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