要 - yāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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要

yāo

Definition

to demand
to request
to coerce

Other pronunciations

yào

to want
to need

Character Decomposition

Compounds (6)

葽

yāo

Polygala japonica; lush (grass)

覅

fiào

(fanqie contraction of 勿 and 要)

騕

yǎo

name of a fabulous horse

嘦

jiào

if only; so long as; (contraction of 只 and 要)

svelte; sylphlike

(dialect) don't; must not; (contraction of 不 and 要)

Related words (7)

要击

yāo jī

to intercept; to ambush

要挟

yāo xié

to threaten; to blackmail

confused; dazed

to request; to ask; to demand; to claim; to require; requirement; claim; demand

要约

yāo yuè

to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid

takeover bid

claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)

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