须 xū — must; have to; need to

须
xū

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #1585

Traditional: 須 鬚

xū xu1

Basic definition

auxiliary verb
  1. must; have to; need to e.g 必须须要务须无须
noun
  1. beard; moustache; whiskers e.g 胡须须眉髭须
  2. feeler; tentacle; tendril; antenna; barb; cirrus; tassel; feeler organ; whisker; filament e.g 触须花须根须

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (本字作“须”。后作“鬚”，现在又简化为“须”。象形。从页，从彡，页( xié)，头，彡( shān)，表毛饰。指人面上的毛。本义:胡须)
  2. beard;moustache e.g 虬须银须 须眉浊物 · 黄须 · 长须 · 软须 · 须麋
  3. feelen;palpus e.g 触须花须 鲇鱼须 · 须萼 · 须枝 · 须蕊
  4. tassel e.g 须头
  5. moment e.g 须时
  6. 姓
verb
  1. await e.g 须友 · 须待 · 须参 · 须奏
  2. stay e.g 须留
  3. need e.g 须次
  4. must;should e.g 须用 · 须至 · 须是 · 须得须合 · 须当 · 须不如
adverb
  1. at last
  2. original e.g 须是
  3. inevitable
conjunction
  1. but;yet;while
  2. although;even if

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