Chinese characters : Query result

Character: 必

Modern (Beijing) reading: bì

Preclassic Old Chinese: pit

Classic Old Chinese: pit

Western Han Chinese: pjǝt

Eastern Han Chinese: pjǝt

Early Postclassic Chinese: pjit

Middle Postclassic Chinese: pjit

Late Postclassic Chinese: pjit

Middle Chinese: pjit

English meaning : be necessary, must

Russian meaning[s]: 1) непременно, обязательно; часто указывает на будущее время; 2) с последующим отрицанием ни в коем случае, никак

Sino-Tibetan etymology: Sino-Tibetan etymology

Dialectal data: Dialectal data

Radical: 61

Four-angle index: 8510

Karlgren code: 0405 a-b

Shijing occurrences: 37.2

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