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须 - xū

must, have to, necessary

must, have to, necessary

How to read 须

Click 须 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishmust, have to, necessary
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

须丸 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 须弥. Please read 须知 one more time.

Common words with this character

hematite Fe2O3
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind
in a flash; in a jiffy

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 须 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 须丸 and 须弥 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 须.