須
简 须 · 繁 須Meanings
- must
- to have to
- to wait
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1 · xu1
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character · Etymology 1
- must; have to; should
- (alt. form 䇓／𰩧, 𩓣) (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to wait
- (alt. form 需) (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to need
- (literary) to halt; to bring to an end
- (literary) to use
- (literary, or in compounds) short moment
- a surname, Xu
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