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要
Radical(s):
西 襾 覀

Strokes: 9 HSK: 1 Frequency: 26
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yāo
demand; ask; request; coerce

yào
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must
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Most frequent compounds:
Select Characters Pinyin Definition
主 要 zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary
要 求 yāo qiú request; require; stake a claim (to something); to ask; to demand
需 要 xū yào to need; to want; to demand; needs; to require
重 要 zhòng yào important; significant; major
不 要 bù yào don't!; must not
只 要 zhǐ yào if only; so long as
必 要 bì yào necessary; essential; indispensable; required
要 是 yào shì if
要 不 yào bu otherwise; or; or else
重 要 性 zhòng yào xìng importance
要 素 yào sù essential; factor; constituent
将 要 jiāng yào will; shall; be going to
要 紧 yào jǐn important; urgent
要 塞 yào sāi stronghold
纪 要 jì yào (n) summary of a meeting log