须 須 xu1
须
xū
must; to have to; to wait

须 鬚 xu1
须
xū
beard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel

strokes 9
radical
页
strokes after radical 3
八字胡须 八字鬍鬚 ba1 zi4 hu2 xu1
八字胡须
bāzìhúxū
mustache shaped like character 八

必须 必須 bi4 xu1
必须
bìxū
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

不让须眉 不讓鬚眉 bu4 rang4 xu1 mei2
不让须眉
bùràngxūméi
(idiom) to compare favorably with men in terms of ability, bravery etc; to be a match for men; lit. not conceding to men (beard and eyebrows)

布须曼人 布須曼人 bu4 xu1 man4 ren2
布须曼人
bùxūmànrén
bushman (African ethnic group)

触须 觸鬚 chu4 xu1
触须
chùxū
tentacles; feelers; antennae

根须 根鬚 gen1 xu1
根须
gēnxū
roots

何须 何須 he2 xu1
何须
héxū
there is no need; why should

横须贺 橫須賀 heng2 xu1 he4
横须贺
héngxūhè
Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)

横须贺市 橫須賀市 heng2 xu1 he4 shi4
横须贺市
héngxūhèshì
Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan

胡须 鬍鬚 hu2 xu1
胡须
húxū
beard

解铃还须系铃人 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jie3 ling2 hai2 xu1 xi4 ling2 ren2
解铃还须系铃人
jiělíngháixūxìlíngrén
lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom); fig. whoever started the trouble should end it

巾帼须眉 巾幗鬚眉 jin1 guo2 xu1 mei2
巾帼须眉
jīnguóxūméi
woman with a manly spirit

卷须 卷鬚 juan3 xu1
卷须
juǎnxū
tendril

卷须 捲鬚 juan3 xu1
卷须
juǎnxū
tendril

蓝须夜蜂虎 藍鬚夜蜂虎 lan2 xu1 ye4 feng1 hu3
蓝须夜蜂虎
lánxūyèfēnghǔ
(bird species of China) blue-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)

溜须拍马 溜鬚拍馬 liu1 xu1 pai1 ma3
溜须拍马
liūxūpāimǎ
to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants; to toady; boot-licking

龙须菜 龍鬚菜 long2 xu1 cai4
龙须菜
lóngxūcài
asparagus; (Taiwan) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜

捋虎须 捋虎鬚 luo1 hu3 xu1
捋虎须
luōhǔxū
lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring

莫须有 莫須有 mo4 xu1 you3
莫须有
mòxūyǒu
groundless; baseless

牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持 mu3 dan5 sui1 hao3 - zhong1 xu1 lv4 ye4 fu2 chi2
牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持
mǔdansuīhǎo zhōngxūlǜyèfúchí
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

全须全尾儿 全鬚全尾兒 quan2 xu1 quan2 yi3 er5
全须全尾儿
quánxūquányǐer
(Beijing dialect) intact; in one piece

髯须 髯鬚 ran2 xu1
髯须
ránxū
beard; whiskers

四大须生 四大鬚生 si4 da4 xu1 sheng1
四大须生
sìdàxūshēng
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯

剃须刀 剃鬚刀 ti4 xu1 dao1
剃须刀
tìxūdāo
shaver; razor

剃须膏 剃鬚膏 ti4 xu1 gao1
剃须膏
tìxūgāo
shaving cream

文须雀 文鬚雀 wen2 xu1 que4
文须雀
wénxūquè
(bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)

无须 無須 wu2 xu1
无须
wúxū
need not; not obliged to; not necessarily

须发 鬚髮 xu1 fa4
须发
xūfà
hair and beard

须浮鸥 鬚浮鷗 xu1 fu2 ou1
须浮鸥
xūfúōu
(bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

须根 須根 xu1 gen1
须根
xūgēn
fibrous roots

须后 須後 xu1 hou4
须后
xūhòu
aftershave

须后水 須後水 xu1 hou4 shui3
须后水
xūhòushuǐ
aftershave

须鲸 鬚鯨 xu1 jing1
须鲸
xūjīng
baleen whale; Mysticeti

须毛 鬚毛 xu1 mao2
须毛
xūmáo
whiskers; mustache

须眉 鬚眉 xu1 mei2
须眉
xūméi
man or men (formal)

须弥 須彌 xu1 mi2
须弥
xūmí
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues

须弥山 須彌山 xu1 mi2 shan1
须弥山
xūmíshān
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原, Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues

须生 鬚生 xu1 sheng1
须生
xūshēng
see 老生

须丸 須丸 xu1 wan2
须丸
xūwán
hematite Fe2O3

须要 須要 xu1 yao4
须要
xūyào
must; have to

须臾 須臾 xu1 yu2
须臾
xūyú
in a flash; in a jiffy

须知 須知 xu1 zhi1
须知
xūzhī
key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind

须子 鬚子 xu1 zi5
须子
xūzi
feelers (zoology); tassel (botany)

蓄须明志 蓄鬚明志 xu4 xu1 ming2 zhi4
蓄须明志
xùxūmíngzhì
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳 growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)

臾须 臾須 yu2 xu1
臾须
yúxū
short period of time; a moment