要

yàoyāo

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to

How to write 要, stroke by stroke

yào: to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是); important
yāo: to demand; to coerce

Ideographic: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀

Made of 覀 + 女

不要bù yàodon't!; must not
需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
只要zhǐ yàoso long as; provided; if
要是yào shi(coll.) if
就要jiù yàowill; shall; to be going to
要求yāo qiúto request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand
必要bì yàonecessary; essential; indispensable; required
要说yào shuōas for; when it comes to
主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary
要么yào meor; either one or the other

不要再把我当成“正常” 人!
bú yào zài bǎ wǒ dàng chéng “ zhèng cháng ” rén !
Stop seeing me as a "normal" person!
你想要什么喝的吗？
nǐ xiǎng yào shén me hē de ma ？
Would you like something to drink?
「这就是我要找的东西！」他大叫。
「 zhè jiù shì wǒ yào zhǎo de dōng xī ！」 tā dà jiào 。
"This is what I was looking for!" he exclaimed.
要这么做，你需要冒险。
yào zhè me zuò ， nǐ xū yào mào xiǎn 。
In order to do that, you have to take risks.
不要屈服于这些要求。
bú yào qū fú yú zhè xiē yāo qiú 。
Do not give in to those demands.