须 Stroke Order — How to Write 须

Stroke Order

须 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 彡, 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.

须 Radical and Character Components

Components:彡页

须 is an ideographic compound. Hair 彡 growing on the face 页.

Radical: 彡 + 3 more strokes

须 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 须 in Chinese

xū须

Must, ought to, have to; necessary

你必须每天锻炼身体，保持健康

You must exercise every day to maintain your health.

To wait or to stay; to delay. Often found in phrases like '须留' (xūliú), which means to defer or set aside for later.

此事尚须留待时机成熟再议。

This matter still needs to be put on hold until the timing is right for further discussion.

A moment; a while (used in the compound 'xūyú' 须臾).

他须臾便明白了其中道理.

He understood the reason in a moment.

The hair on a man's face, a beard or mustache; also refers to men in general (e.g., 须眉) or specific male roles in traditional opera (e.g., 须生).

虽然他年轻，却很有须眉气概。

Although he is young, he possesses a strong manly spirit.

Something resembling a beard or whiskers, such as rootlets (须根) or tentacles/antennae (触须).

这棵植物的须根非常发达，牢牢地抓住了土壤。

This plant's rootlets are very developed, firmly gripping the soil.

Common Words and Phrases with 须

xū须fà发

beard and hair

他尽管年事已高，但须发乌黑，精神矍铄。

Although he is advanced in years, his beard and hair are black, and he is full of vigor.

xū须gēn根

A fibrous root system consists of many thin, branching roots of similar size, without a main taproot, commonly found in monocotyledonous plants like wheat and rice.