須

Related characters

 * ( of 須 and in mainland China)

Descendants

 * ( character derived from )

Glyph origin
– a head with hair on its side – beard; whiskers — original character of. Originally a single picture, but abstracted in the seal script into a compound.

Etymology 1

 * “to wait”
 * , reconstructing the Old Chinese as *sno, suggests that it is probably a causative derivation from, literally “to make (time) pliant”.

Definitions

 * 1) must; have to; should
 * 2)   to wait
 * 3)   to need
 * 4)  to halt; to bring to an end
 * 5)  to use
 * 6)  short moment
 * : Xu
 * : Xu

Synonyms






Usage notes
For the sense of "must" or "need to", this word is frequently mistaken with. is usually followed by a verb or an adverb while is usually followed by a noun.

Kanji

 * 1) mandatory, necessary
 * 2) moment, short while

Usage notes
Used in as  kana for  and.