要

yāo, yào

to want; to need; to be going to; will; must; important; vital; to ask for; (yāo) to demand; to coerce

Radical: 覀 HSK 1 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

要 decomposes into the following components:

覀 女

Words containing 要

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 要.

不要
bù yào
don't!
主要
zhǔ yào
main
会要
huì yào
dynastic records of Imperial China
偏要
piān yào
to insist on doing sth
切要
qiè yào
essential
势要
shì yào
influential figure
只要
zhǐ yào
if only
大要
dà yào
abstract
将要
jiāng yào
will
就要
jiù yào
will
待要
dài yào
to be about to
得要
děi yào

Related characters (radical 覀)

Characters that share the radical 覀.

䙴 覀 覃 覆 覈

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