需 Stroke Order — How to Write 需

Stroke Order

需 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 雨, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

需 Radical and Character Components

Components:雨而

需 is an ideographic compound. Rain 雨 needed for crops to grow.

Radical: 雨 + 6 more strokes

需 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 需 in Chinese

xū需

To need, to require; must have or use, demand.

我们都清楚地知道，完成这项任务需要团队的紧密合作。

We all clearly know that completing this task requires close teamwork.

Necessities; essential goods or materials required for specific purposes or daily life.

超市里有各种生活必需品供顾客选择。

The supermarket offers a variety of daily necessities for customers to choose from.

To wait; to require patience or a period of delay before an outcome.

这件事情完成需要一些时间的等待

The completion of this matter requires some time of waiting.

When pronounced xū, the character 需 (xū) primarily means 'to need' or 'to require'. In certain contexts, especially when requiring careful consideration or a waiting period, it can indirectly imply a necessary pause or delay, thus conveying a sense of hesitation before an action or decision is made.