Chinese character 要 yào — to want

yào

to want; to need; to ask for

  • HSK 1
  • 9 strokes
  • radical 覀
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Stroke order of 要

Written in 9 strokes. The grey stroke under the arrow is the one you write now: the dot shows where to start, the arrow — which way to go.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

What 要 is made of

  • 覀west, western, westward
  • 女female

Words with 要

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