要 yào want

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Stroke order

要 is written in 9 strokes.

要 — the Chinese character for want (yào), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 要 — want

要

Senses

to want; to need; to ask for
will; shall; about to
need to; should
(bound form) important

Example sentences

我今天要去商店。Wǒ jīntiān yào qù shāngdiàn.I want to go to the store today.
你要喝水吗？Nǐ yào hē shuǐ ma?Do you want to drink water?

Related words

要 is pronounced yào and means “want”.

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