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Meaning of 须
Pinyin
xū
Radical
页
Strokes
9
Definition
beard / necessary / must, beard / mustache
Usage
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须 (xū)
1. 必得，应当：无须。莫须有。必须。务须。须要。
Must; should: no need. Unfounded. Must. Must take effort. It is necessary.
2. 等待，停留：须留（迟留，留待）。
Await; stay: to wait (delayed stay).
3. 〔须臾〕片刻，一会儿。
A moment; a while: at intervals.
4. 男人面上生的毛，胡子：须眉（男子的代称）。须生（传统戏剧角色名，即“老生”）。
Facial hair on men; beard: "xu mei" (a term referring to men). "Xu sheng" (a traditional theatrical role, known as "old man").
5. 像胡须的东西：须根。触须。
Objects resembling beards: beard roots. Tentacles.
须 (xū)
1. 同本义 ([En.] beard; moustache)
The same original meaning: beard; moustache.
2. 野兽的须。泛指动、植物身上像须的东西 ([En.] feelers; palpus)
Whiskers of wild animals; refers to anything resembling tendrils on animals or plants.
3. 流苏 ([En.] tassel)
Fringes or tassels.
须 (xū)
1. 片刻 ([En.] moment)
A moment.
2. 姓
A surname.
须 (xū)
1. 等待 ([En.] await)
To await.
2. 停留 ([En.] stay)
To stay.
3. 通“需”。需要 ([En.] need)
To need.
4. 助动词。必要，应当 ([En.] must; should)
Auxiliary verb: necessary; should.
须 (xū)
1. 终于 ([En.] at last)
At last.
2. 本是;本来 ([En.] original)
Originally.
3. 必然 ([En.] inevitable)
Inevitable.
4. 相当于“却” ([En.] but; yet; while)
Equivalent to "but; yet; while".
5. 虽然 ([En.] although; even if)
Although.
须 (xū)
1. 同本义 ([En.] beard; moustache)
The same original meaning.
2. 野兽的须。泛指动、植物身上像须的东西 ([En.] feelers; palpus)
Whiskers of animals; generally refers to tendrils on animals or plants.
3. 流苏 ([En.] tassel)
Fringes or tassels.
4. 片刻 ([En.] moment)
A brief time or moment.
5. 姓
A surname.
须 (xū)
1. 等待 ([En.] await)
To await.
2. 停留 ([En.] stay)
To stay.
3. 通“需”。需要 ([En.] need)
To need.
4. 助动词。必要，应当 ([En.] must; should)
Auxiliary verb: necessary; should.
5. 终于 ([En.] at last)
Finally.
6. 本是;本来 ([En.] original)
Originally; essentially.
7. 必然 ([En.] inevitable)
Inevitable; expected.
8. 相当于“却” ([En.] but; yet)
Equivalent to 'however'.
9. 虽然 ([En.] although; even if)
Although.
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking
The hair and beard become all white. / One's whiskers and hair are all white. / white hair and beard
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Input Method for 须
Pinyin
xu1
Wubi
edmy
Cangjie
hhmbo
Zhengma
pdgo
Four Corner
21282
Unicode
U+987b
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