1. to have to
2. must
3. compulsory
4. necessarily

1. to want; to need; to ask for
2. will; shall; about to
3. need to; should
4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
5. (bound form) important

1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
3. used in 要褭／要袅

1. to earn money
2. moneymaking

1. talent
2. ability
3. capacity

1. to buy
2. to purchase

1. one
2. single
3. a (article)
4. as soon as
5. entire; whole; all; throughout
6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
7. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

1. Taiwan (abbr.)
2. surname Tai

1. (classical) you (in letters)
2. variant of 台 tái

1. platform
2. stage
3. terrace
4. stand
5. support
6. station
7. broadcasting station
8. classifier for vehicles or machines

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) I, me
2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) what
4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, polite, honorific) used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
5. I, me
6. Original form of 怡 (yí, “happy, pleased”).
7. Used in place names.
8. a surname
9. historical placename in modern Shandong
10. used in 三台 (“name of a star”)
11. used to address another person or to describe the actions of another person
12. what

1. individual
2. personal
3. oneself

1. computer
2. (Tw) calculator

classifier: 臺