Usage of the character 須
xū
须
[須]
- must
- to have to
- to wait
héxū
何须
[何須]
- there is no need
- why should
xūgēn
须根
[須根]
- fibrous roots
wúxū
无须
[無須]
- need not
- not obliged to
- not necessarily
xūzhī
须知
[須知]
- key information
- instructions
- it must be borne in mind
xūyú
须臾
[須臾]
- in a flash
- in a jiffy
xūhòu
须后
[須後]
- aftershave
bìxū
必须
[必須]
- to have to
- must
- compulsory
- necessarily
yúxū
臾须
[臾須]
- short period of time
- a moment
xūwán
须丸
[須丸]
- hematite Fe2O3
Xūmí
须弥
[須彌]
- Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
- Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
xūyào
须要
[須要]
- must; have to
Héngxūhè
横须贺
[橫須賀]
- Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)
xūhòushuǐ
须后水
[須後水]
- aftershave
mòxūyǒu
莫须有
[莫須有]
- groundless; baseless
Xūmíshān
须弥山
[須彌山]
- Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition
- Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原 ( Gùyuán), Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
Héngxūhèshì
横须贺市
[橫須賀市]
- Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan
bùxūmànrén
布须曼人
[布須曼人]
- bushman (African ethnic group)
jiělíngháixūxìlíngrén
解铃还须系铃人
[解鈴還須繫鈴人]
- lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
- fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
mǔdansuīhǎo,zhōngxūlüyèfúchí
牡丹虽好,终须绿叶扶持
[牡丹雖好,終須綠葉扶持]
- 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.