Read Edit View history 须 xū HSK2 must Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a person with a bearded face. Simplified form of 須. The meaning "must" is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas xū × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 須 ×鬚 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 须 Simp strokes 须 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a head. 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