Memory phrase for the Kanji: 要
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Hanzi-Trainer
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Meaning
| a need, to demand, to request, must
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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.
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Radicals
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西
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west | This sign has a certain resemblance to the sun 日 in combination with strokes 儿 that point downwards to indicate sunset in the west. |
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女
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woman | |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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