Chinese

必須

/pi⁵¹ ɕy⁵⁵/
must; have to (used as an auxiliary verb)
  • TOCFL 6
  • 必须

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  • characterChinese必 “surely; most certainly; always; invariably”
  • characterChinese須 “must; have to; should”
    • componentChinese彡 “hair”
    • componentChinese頁 “sheet (of paper)”
      • componentChinese首 “head”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”

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