In the classics this character describes the rich fragrance of offerings.
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苾 is not used as a standalone word in modern Chinese; it appears in classical poetry meaning fragrant (often doubled as 苾苾, richly scented). It is also borrowed phonetically in old transliterations such as the tribe name 契苾. It is the grass radical 艹 over the phonetic 必.
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Classical and literary only; modern Chinese uses 芳香 for fragrant.
必 supplies the sound bì cleanly. It is the common standalone character meaning must, reused here only for its reading. The same phonetic appears in 泌 and 秘.
No stroke data for 苾; the glyph shown is your device font, so component strokes can't be highlighted.
