Memory phrase for the character: 要

要

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Meaning

a need, to demand, to request, must

Pronunciation

 yāo, yào

Explanation

 Top: west 覀/西 (Under the horizon 一 the sun 日 sinks 儿 at the sunset in the west.) [Here: 覀 as a handbag with a big handle], bottom: woman 女

Mnemonic
 
A handbag is for women: a need.

Radicals

西 westThis sign has a certain resemblance to the sun 日 in combination with strokes 儿 that point downwards to indicate sunset in the west.
女 womanThe character for tall 大 shows a person 人 with outstretched arms 一. If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman 女. The wider lower area can be understood as female hips?
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 Vocabulary

要是 yào shi  if
要诀 yào jué  the key trick; the secret of success
要挟 yāo xié  to threaten
摘要 zhāi yào  summary; abstract
首要 shǒu yào  the most important; of chief importance
要件 yào jiàn  key document; important condition; criterion; requirement; requisite; cornerstone
要紧 yào jǐn  important; urgent
将要 jiāng yào  will; shall; be going to
要素 yào sù  essential factor; key constituent
重要性 zhòng yào xìng  importance
要不 yào bù  otherwise; or; or else; how about...? (one choice or the other); either this, or else...
要不 yào bù  

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