必

bì

certainly

must; will; necessarily

pierced (丿) + heart (心) = must, certainly

The stroke cuts through the heart, marking it as decided — no wavering, no retreat. When the heart is pierced with resolve, the outcome is certain.

心+丿→必
丿A cuttingSemantic
心HeartSemantic

你必须先洗手再吃饭。

nǐ bì xū xiān xǐ shǒu zài chī fàn。

You must wash your hands before eating.

学好一门语言必然需要很多时间。

xué hǎo yī mén yǔ yán bì rán xū yào hěn duō shí jiān。

Learning a language well necessarily takes a lot of time.

Words with 必

必需

bì xū

to need

必要条件

bì yào tiáo jiàn

requirement

必胜

bì shèng

to be certain of victory

想必

xiǎng bì

presumably

锱铢必较

zī zhū bì jiào

to haggle over every cent (idiom)

阴德必有阳报

yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào

hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)

非必需

fēi bì xū

inessential

骄兵必败

jiāo bīng bì bài

lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)

骄者必败

jiāo zhě bì bài

pride goes before a fall (idiom)

三人行,则必有我师

sān rén xíng , zé bì yǒu wǒ shī

If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)

三人行,必有我师

sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī

lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)

不必要

bù bì yào

needless; unnecessary

More characters with 心

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