必

bì

certainly · must

Radical: 心 Strokes: 5 HSK 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

心意思志恶息急感悬恩总想

Same radical

心意思志恶息急感悬恩总想念怨态

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Character Decomposition

必=心+丿

Meanings

certainly

must

will

necessarily

bì

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Words with 必 166 total

there is no need · why should何必hé bì must · have to必得bì děi to be bound to; to be sure to必定bì dìng inevitable · certain · necessity必然bì rán to have to · must · compulsory · necessarily必须bì xū to need · to require · essential · indispensable必需bì xū necessary · essential · indispensable · required必要bì yào to be bound to · undoubtedly will势必shì bì not necessarily · maybe not未必wèi bì presumably · probably · in all likelihood · surely想必xiǎng bì need not · does not have to · not necessarily不必bù bì must · to need to · to be sure to务必wù bì (of an academic course) required · compulsory必修bì xiū essential必备bì bèi to be certain of victory · to be bound to prevail必胜bì shèng inevitably必将bì jiāng Bing (search engine)必应Bì yìng unavoidable · the only (road, entrance etc)必经bì jīng required course; compulsory course必修课bì xiū kè necessity · essential (thing)必需品bì xū pǐn needless; unnecessary不必要bù bì yào Pizza Hut必胜客Bì shèng Kè (gaming or wrestling) finishing move; finisher必杀技bì shā jì

Idioms with 必 76 total Chain

an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)哀兵必胜āi bīng bì shèng (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way必经之路bì jīng zhī lù (idiom) a place that must be fought over; a strategically vital location; a bone of contention必争之地bì zhēng zhī dì

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