Rank 26BeginnerHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT
要
要 - yào
to want; to need; going to
to want; to need; going to
How to read 要
Click 要 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 要 |
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| Traditional | 要 |
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| Pinyin | yào |
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| English | to want; to need; going to |
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| Radical hint | 襾 |
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Example words
otherwise; or else; how about...? in brief; in a word important matter important person Example sentence
I am learning the character 要.