必要 bìyào necessary

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Stroke order

必要 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

必要 — the Chinese character for necessary (bìyào), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 必要 — necessary

必 — 5 strokes
要 — 9 strokes

Senses

necessary
essential
indispensable
required

Characters in 必要

必 bì — certainly; must; will
要 yào — to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

必要 is pronounced bìyào and means “necessary”.

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