需 (xū)

To need; to require; necessity

How 需 is written

Strokes
14
Radical
雨 — rain
Traditional
需
Simplified
需 (unchanged)

Common words using 需

需要 xūyào
to need; to want; to demand
需求 xūqiú
requirement; demand (economics)
不時之需 bùshízhīxū
a possible period of want or need
供需 gōngxū
supply and demand
內需 nèixū
domestic demand
各取所需 gèqǔsuǒxū
each takes what he needs (idiom)
必需 bìxū
to need; to require; essential
必需品 bìxūpǐn
necessity; essential (thing)
急需 jíxū
to urgently need; urgent need
無需 wúxū
needless
特需 tèxū
special need; particular requirement
軍需 jūnxū
military material

需 in a sentence

我需要你的幫忙。

Wǒ xūyào nǐ de bāngmáng.

“I need your help.”

How common is 需?

需 is the 408th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 71.4% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 需

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