须 (xū) — Chinese Character

须

xū

must; to have to; to wait

Radical: 彡 HSK 7 d, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

须 decomposes into the following components:

彡页

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 须.

何须

hé xū

there is no need

卷须

juǎn xū

tendril

必须

bì xū

to have to

无须

wú xū

need not

根须

gēn xū

胡须

hú xū

beard

臾须

yú xū

short period of time

蓄须

xù xū

触须

chù xū

tentacles

须丸

xū wán

hematite Fe2O3

须发

xū fà

hair and beard

须子

xū zi

feelers (zoology)

Characters that share the radical 彡.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.