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Chinese symbol for “required”

必修
bì xiū
(of an academic course) required; compulsory

The closest CC-CEDICT match for required is 必修 (bì xiū), defined as: (of an academic course) required; compulsory.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

必 bì
surely, certainly; must; will
radical 61 ⼼ · 5 strokes
修 xiū
to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “required”

WordPinyinMeaning
必要bì yàonecessary; essential
所需suǒ xūnecessary (for); required

Related words

Other words that share a character with 必修.

WordPinyinMeaning
必须 (必須)bì xūmust; to have to
必要bì yàonecessary; essential
必然bì ráninevitable; certain
不必bù bìneed not; does not have to
未必wèi bìnot necessarily; maybe not
必定bì dìngto be bound to; to be sure to
修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter
维修 (維修)wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain

See also: Japanese symbol for “required”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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