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The Cantonese word jiu - 要 - jiu1
(to want in Cantonese)

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Romanization (Jyutping)

jiu1
also: jiu3

English translations

to want, to wish, to ask somebody to do something, must, will,
in case, to invite, to ask for, to claim

Chinese character (simplified) and stroke order animation"How do I write 要 ( jiu1 ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This Cantonese dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all individual characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
要
The traditional Chinese characters of jiu1 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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Character complexity
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要 is composed of 9 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

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要 ( jiu / jiu1 ) belongs to the 50 most common Chinese characters (rank 34)
Other characters that are pronounced jiu1 in Cantonese
腰 (waist) , 邀 (to invite) , 么 (particle)
More words that mean to wish in Cantonese
zuk1 ( 祝 )

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