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Chinese symbol for “requisite”

要件
yào jiàn
key document; important condition; criterion; requirement

The closest CC-CEDICT match for requisite is 要件 (yào jiàn), defined as: key document; important condition; criterion; requirement; requisite; cornerstone.

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

要 yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
radical 146 ⾑ · 9 strokes
件 jiàn
item, matter; component, part; measure word for events
radical 9 ⼈ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 要件.

WordPinyinMeaning
需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
要求yāo qiúto request; to require
不要bù yàodon't!; must not
只要zhǐ yàoso long as; provided; if
事件shì jiànincident; event
条件 (條件)tiáo jiàncondition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification

See also: Japanese symbol for “requisite”.

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.