must

is (the picture of a human head) with three strokes (or ) next to it, which depicts a human head with beard. In ancient China, a grown man must grow his facial hair, so also has the meaning of must, then it generates , another HanZi which means beard also. In addition, both and are the picture of beard, they have similar meanings and pronunciations, both of them may come from the same origin.

Vocabulary of 須

  • 必須 (must
  • need)
  • 須知 (notice or reminder)

Classification

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