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yāo = y + ao1
to demand / to request / to coerce
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yào = y + ao4
important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
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yāo = y + ao1
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
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yào = y + ao4
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important
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要 character breakdown

Component Translations
female / woman / daughter
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= ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 要 as component

yāo = y + ao1
waist / lower back / pocket / middle / loins
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yāo = y + ao1
grasshopper chirp / mosquito buzz
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jiào = ji + ao4
if only / so long as / (contraction of 只 and 要)
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Words with 要

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to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need
don't! / must not
important / significant / major

Sentences with 要

zhǐ
yào
de
dòng
jiù
sòng
gěi
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