必 bì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 心 — heart
必要
bìyào
necessary
Characters in this word
要 yào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 覀 — west, western, westward
- Made of
- 覀 west, western, westward 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 睡觉很必要。 Shuìjiào hěn bìyào. Sleep is very necessary.
- 水是必要的。 Shuǐ shì bìyào de. Water is necessary.
- 休息有必要。 Xiūxi yǒu bìyào. Rest is necessary.