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必须

Traditional: 必須

bì xū

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 3

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bì xū · bit1 seoi1 (Jyutping)

  1. must; to have to

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

必

Meaning
surely, most certainly; must
Radical
心
Strokes
5
Components
⿻心丿
Cangjie
PH
Four-corner
3300.0

须

Meaning
must, have to, necessary
Radical
彡
Strokes
9
Components
⿰彡页
Cangjie
HHMBO
Four-corner
2128

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