必
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certainly; must; will; necessarily
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How 必 is formed
How to remember it
certainly · Heisig RSH #583
心 heart
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 必 as their sound component
These characters all use 必 (bì) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必 sound component | bì | surely, certainly; must; will |
| 秘 | mì | secret, mysterious, abstruse |
| 瑟 | sè | a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate |
| 泌 | mì | to seep out, to secrete |
| 谧 | mì | calm, quiet, still; cautious |
| 宓 | mì | quiet, silent, still; in good health |
| 毖 | bì | caution; to guard against, to take care |
| 铋 | bì | bismuth |
Words containing 必
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大难不死，必有后福 | dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú | one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb) |
| 车到山前必有路 | chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù | lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom); fig. everything will … |
| 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直 | chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí | (idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will … |
| 大可不必 | dà kě bù bì | need not; unnecessary |
| 有所得必有所失 | yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī | there is no gain without a loss (idiom); there is no such thing as a free meal |
| 二虎相斗，必有一伤 | èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng | see 兩虎相爭，必有一傷|两虎相争，必有一伤[liang3 hu3 xiang1 zheng1 , bi4 you3 yi1 shang1] |
| 自不必说 | zì bù bì shuō | (idiom) needless to say; it goes without saying |
| 必经之路 | bì jīng zhī lù | (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way |
| 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)… |
| 两虎相斗，必有一伤 | liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng | see 兩虎相爭，必有一傷|两虎相争，必有一伤[liang3 hu3 xiang1 zheng1 , bi4 you3 yi1 shang1] |
| 两虎相争，必有一伤 | liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng | (lit.) if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom); (fig.) if you start a war, someo… |
| 积阴德必有阳报 | jī yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào | (saying) doing good deeds in secret will eventually bring rewards |
| 必然王国 | bì rán wáng guó | realm of necessity (philosophy) |
| 言多必失 | yán duō bì shī | if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom) |
| 言必信，行必果 | yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ | one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb) |
| 工欲善其事，必先利其器 | gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to … |
| 苏必利尔湖 | Sū bì lì ěr Hú | Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[Wu3 da4 hu2] |
| 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) |
| 有其父必有其子 | yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ | like father, like son (idiom) |
| 有其师，必有其徒 | yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú | As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom) |