要 Stroke Order

要 [yào] 1. To demand; request. 2. To hope; to want. 3. To request. 4. Important; significant. 5. Should; must. 6. To indicate future action (jiāng). 7. If; in case. 8. To indicate choice; either/or. 1. To demand: to ask for an account; to ask for a price. 2. To hope: to wish strongly; to desire well. 3. To request: she asked me to read her the news. 4. Important; significant: major points; important figures; major leaders; outlines of important matters; significant words should be concise. 5. Should; must: must have. 6. To indicate future action: about to (happen); soon to (happen). 7. If; in case: if so. 8. To indicate choice: either this or that; either not; or not otherwise. 要 [yào] Definition: 1. Key point; outline (important point). 2. Counting book (book). 3. Power (authority). 4. Refers to important positions or offices (important position). 5. Straw rope; cord. A rope-like object temporarily twisted from wheat straw or similar, used for binding wheat, rice, etc. 6. Scheme (total demand). 7. A surname. 要 [yào] Adjective: 1. Important; significant (important; essential). 2. Concise (concise and to the point). 3. Prominent position; powerful (powerful and influential). 4. Strategic; related to strategy (strategic). 要 [yào] Verb: 1. To guard; hold (a strategic point). 2. To ask for; to want; to request (want; ask for; beg). 3. To wish; to want (wish to; want to). 4. To let; to allow (let; allow). 5. Should; must (should; must). 6. Be going to; about to (be going to). 7. To compare; estimate (compare). 8. To indicate hypothesis; if (if; suppose; in case). 9. To indicate choice; either/or (or; either…or…). 要 [yāo] 1. To demand, to forcefully request (to request). 2. Same as "腰" (waist). 3. Same as "邀", to intercept en route (to intercept). 4. Same as "邀", to invite (invite). 5. A surname. 要 [yāo] Definition: - The original meaning: Human waist. - Etymology: Pictophonetic. Its structure indicates a human figure with arms crossed; signifies hands on hips. 1. An ancient character for "waist" (waist). 2. One of five areas of ancient China; referring to regions 1500 to 2000 li from the capital (suburb). 3. A surname. 要 [yāo] Verb: 1. To invite (invite). 2. To make vows; to promise seriously about a matter (ally; promise; pledge). 3. To seek; to pursue (seek; pursue). 4. To intercept (intercept). 5. To greet; to meet (meet). 6. To restrain; to prohibit (keep within bounds; restrain; prohibit). 7. To coerce (force; coerce). 要 [yāo] Definition: - The original meaning: Human waist. 1. An ancient character for "waist" (waist). 2. One of five areas of ancient China; referring to regions 1500 to 2000 li from the capital (suburb). 3. A surname.