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需 = 雨 + 而

需 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “need”. It is built from 雨 (rain) and 而 (and). It appears as a component in 31 other characters in this index.

Keyword
need
Pinyin (Mandarin)
xū
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
need, require, must, необходимость, require, must
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
需 demand

Decomposition

ids

  1. 雨 rain
  2. 而 and

Characters that contain 需

How to find 需 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “rain” + “and”. 需 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 需 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.