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必 = 心 + 丿

必 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “surely”. It is built from 心 (heart) and 丿 (line). It appears as a component in 25 other characters in this index.

Keyword
surely
Pinyin (Mandarin)
bì
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
surely, most certainly, несомненно, most certainly
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
必 invariably

Decomposition

ids

  1. 心 heart
  2. 丿 line

Characters that contain 必

How to find 必 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “heart” + “line”. 必 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 必 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.