要典

yàodiǎn
  1. (literary) essential record
  2. essential record

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 要 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=1 要 yào
  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 要 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭／要袅
2 典 diǎn
  1. canon
  2. law
  3. standard work of scholarship
  4. literary quotation or allusion
  5. ceremony
  6. to be in charge of
  7. to mortgage or pawn