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CHINESE CHARACTER

bì

必

必

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must

Numbered pinyin
bi4
English meanings
surely, must, certainly, have to, necessarily

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 心; second part 丿.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻心丿

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bì必qù去。

    Must go.

  2. 02

    bìxū必须。

    Must.

  3. 03

    bìyào必要。

    Necessary.

  4. 04

    bì必shèng胜。

    Sure to win.

  5. 05

    bì必bèi备。

    Essential.

  6. 06

    bìbùkěshǎo必不可少。

    Indispensable.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不必
  • 何必
  • 务必
  • 势必
  • 必不可少
  • 必修
  • 必定
  • 必将
  • 必然
  • 必要
  • 必需
  • 必须
  • 未必