要 yào
要 (yào) is a Chinese character with 9 strokes, taught at HSK level 1. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.
Meaning
要 means to want in English.
| English | to want |
|---|---|
| Spanish | querer |
| Portuguese | querer |
| French | vouloir |
| German | wollen |
| Italian | volere |
| Russian | хотеть |
| Arabic | يريد |
| Hindi | चाहना |
| Indonesian | mau |
| Vietnamese | muốn |
| Japanese | いる |
| Korean | 원하다 |
Stroke order
Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 要 loaded.
Words containing 要
Characters at the same level
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