需

需
xu1 =
xu + Ø1

to require / to need / to want / necessity / need | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 需

Mnemonic symbol: When it rains and you do not want to comb your hair again, you need a rain cape. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


It is raining in front of the rain station. Because Hermes doesn't want to comb his hair again, he uses a rain cape to stay dry. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


需
=
而
+
雨
而
er2 =
Ø + Ø2

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 而

A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting


而
=
𦉫
+
丆
𦉫
xx5

Character component without inherent meaning | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 𦉫

Looks like a stereo. In the middle there's the sound system, left and right are the loudspeakers. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting


而
=
𦉫
+
丆
丆
xx5

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "myeon"), an ancient Korean writing system | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丆

This one looks like a wind wheel. Well, almost. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting


需
=
而
+
雨
雨
yu3 =
yu + Ø3

rain / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 雨

It is raining inside of the space station, and because of zero gravity, it is raining in every direction. Aphrodite can't just hide under a ladder covered with petal leaves, she also has to tug herself in a few maps. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


yu4 =
yu + Ø4

to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 雨

雨
=
下
+
丶
+
冂
下
xia4 =
xi + a4

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 下

Marie Curie tries to escape from Adziogol Lighthouse by climbing through the window in the bathroom. To build a ladder, she puts a voodoo staff under a flute. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

下
=
一
+
卜
一
yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

下
=
一
+
卜
卜
bo5 =
b + o5

see 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 卜

bu3 =
bu + Ø3

surname Bu | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 卜

bu3 =
bu + Ø3

to divine / to forecast or estimate / (of a place to live etc) to choose | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 卜

Mnemonic symbol: a voodoo staff.

Bruno Bear (bu-) tries to forecast (卜) the future in the space station (-3). He uses a voodoo staff which is made out of a big dinosaur bone (丨) and has a petal leaf (丶) attached. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

卜
=
丨
+
丶
丨
gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

卜
=
丨
+
丶
丶
zhu3 =
zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶

This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

雨
=
下
+
丶
+
冂
丶
zhu3 =
zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶

This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

雨
=
下
+
丶
+
冂
冂
jiong1 =
ju + (e)ng1

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 网 etc / see also 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 冂

Kind of looks like a map. Zeus found a secret map that tells the location of a golden dinosaur bone in front of Stonehenge, so he took a plough and digged up everything. He actually found a couple of dinosaur bones, but not a golden one. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting


冂
=
丨
+
㇆
丨
gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

冂
=
丨
+
㇆
㇆
xx5

A stroke without inherent meaning | add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇆

A flute and a crowbar are forming a plough. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
亅
一
yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
亅
亅
jue2 =
ju + e2

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亅

Doesn't 亅 look like a crowbar? Zeus (ju-) shows off his mighty crowbars (亅) in the entrance of the Erechtheion (-e2). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Stroke order

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需 appears as component in

儒 懦 蠕 孺 嚅 糯 濡 薷 襦 颥 臑 轜 醹 鑐 顬 壖 嬬 擩 曘 獳 瓀 礝 穤 繻

需 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 3

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

xu

Hermes - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Ø1

"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Words with 需

需
xu1
要
yao4
to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need (HSK level 3)
必
bi4
需
xu1
to need / to require / essential / indispensable (HSK level 5)
需
xu1
求
qiu2
requirement / (economics) demand (HSK level 6)
无
wu2
需
xu1
needless
各
ge4
取
qu3
所
suo3
需
xu1
each takes what he needs (idiom)
必
bi4
需
xu1
品
pin3
necessity / essential (thing)
供
gong1
需
xu1
supply and demand
军
jun1
需
xu1
military material
内
nei4
需
xu1
domestic demand
急
ji2
需
xu1
to urgently need / urgent need
特
te4
需
xu1
special need / particular requirement
社
she4
会
hui4
总
zong3
需
xu1
求
qiu2
aggregate social demand / total requirement of society
总
zong3
需
xu1
求
qiu2
aggregate demand
而
er2
不
bu4
需
xu1
without needing (to so sth)
需
xu1
要
yao4
是
shi4
发
fa1
明
ming2
之
zhi1
母
mu3
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
化
hua4
学
xue2
需
xu1
氧
yang3
量
liang4
chemical oxygen demand (an environmental indicator)
非
fei1
必
bi4
需
xu1
inessential
不
bu4
时
shi2
之
zhi1
需
xu1
a possible period of want or need
所
suo3
需
xu1
necessary (for) / required
按
an4
需
xu1
on demand / according to demand
按
an4
需
xu1
出
chu1
版
ban3
publishing on demand
按
an4
需
xu1
分
fen1
配
pei4
distribution according to need
基
ji1
本
ben3
需
xu1
要
yao4
basic necessity / fundamental need
生
sheng1
活
huo2
必
bi4
需
xu1
品
pin3
life's necessities

Example sentences for 需

他 需 要 吃 一 片 安 眼 药  →
我 这 儿 很 需 要 你  →
玉 纹 ， 她 需 要 的 是 你  →

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