Hanzi primer
要
yào — want / need / will
Character notes
Radical: 要 want
9 strokes. Write slowly and count each stroke; keep proportions balanced and finish with a clear final stroke so the character stays recognizable at small sizes.
Memory tip: Link 要 (yào) to the meaning “want / need / will” and rewrite it three times while saying the pinyin aloud.
Example words
要水
yào shuǐ
want water
需要
xūyào
to need
Related deck: verbs-core