certainly; must; will; necessarily

Radical: 心 HSK 5 d

Components & Etymology

必 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 必

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 必.

不必
bù bì
need not
何必
hé bì
there is no need
务必
wù bì
must
势必
shì bì
to be bound to
必修
bì xiū
a required course
必备
bì bèi
essential
必定
bì dìng
be bound to
必将
bì jiāng
inevitably
必应
bì yìng
Bing (search engine)
必得
bì děi
must
必然
bì rán
inevitable
必经
bì jīng
unavoidable

Related characters (radical 心)

Characters that share the radical .

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