Memory phrase for the Kanji: 要


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Meaning a need, to demand, to request, must

Pronunciation

yāo, yào

Explanation

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

Mnemonic


 
A handbag is for women: a need.

Radicals

西 westThis sign has a certain resemblance to the sun in combination with strokes that point downwards to indicate sunset in the west.
womanThe character for tall shows a person with outstretched arms . If you shift the lower strokes towards each other, you can get the: woman . 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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