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Animated Stroke Order 必

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 必 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 必

必 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

必=心heart+丿slash

A heart (心) pierced by a line (丿) — certainty or necessity in thought.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 必

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 必

HSK words that contain this character.

必须

bì xū

must

何必

hé bì

there is no need

必然

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 必 is used in context

nǔ努

lì力

shì是

chéng成

gōng功

de的

bì必

Information

Pinyinbì

Meaningmust

Strokes5

Radical心

Traditional必

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#471

Zhuyinㄅㄧˋ

UnicodeU+5FC5

CangjiePH

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bì rán

inevitable; certain; necessarily

HSK 5

必要

bì yào

requisite; necessary; essential

未必

wèi bì

may not; not necessarily

务必

wù bì

must; be sure to

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势必

shì bì

be bound to; certainly will

不必

bù bì

need not

必不可少

bì bù kě shǎo

absolutely necessary / indispensable

必修

bì xiū

(of an academic course) required

必定

bì dìng

Surely / Certainly

必将

bì jiāng

Surely

必需

bì xū

to need

rán然

tiáo条

jiàn件

。

Hard work is an inevitable condition for success.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

àn按

shí时

wán完

chéng成

gōng工

zuò作

。

We must finish the work on time.

míng明

tiān天

yǒu有

kǎo考

shì试

，

nǐ你

bì必

lái来

。

There is an exam tomorrow, you must come.

zhè这

shì是

lǚ旅

xíng行

bì必

bèi备

de的

wù物

pǐn品

qīng清

dān单

。

This is the list of essential items for travel.

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