要素

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	plain; element
trad. (要素)		要	素
simp. #(要素)		要	素

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yàosù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu³ sou³

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): iàu-sò͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iao³ su³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàosù
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàosù
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴-su⁴
    • Yale: yàu-sù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yawsuh
    • Palladius: яосу (jaosu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu³ sou³
    • Yale: yiu sou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu³ sou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu³ sou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³³ sou̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàu-sò͘
    • Tâi-lô: iàu-sòo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iaosox
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /iau²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔ⁴¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /iau²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /iau¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ¹¹/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /iau²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iao³ su³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iàu sù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

Noun

要素

1. essential factor; key element

   核心要素  ―  héxīn yàosù  ―  key factor

Synonyms

• 因素 (yīnsù)

Derived terms

• 生產要素 / 生产要素 (shēngchǎn yàosù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
要	素
よう Grade: 4	そ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よーそ [yóꜜòsò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ːso̞]

Noun

要(よう)素(そ) • (yōso) ^{←えうそ (euso)?}

1. component, element

References

• “要素”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
要	素

Noun

要素 • (yoso) (hangeul 요소)

1. hanja form^? of 요소 (“factor; element”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
要	素

Noun

要素

1. chữ Hán form of yếu tố (“factor; element”)