必需品

必

bì

需

xu̅

品

pǐn

necessity / essential (thing)

Characters and words in 必需品

必

bì = bi + Ø4

certainly / must / will / necessarily

Add a new mnemonic for 必 = 丿 + 心

必 = 丿 + 心 : Mnemonic symbol: 忽必烈 [Hūbìliè], Kublai Khan. Certainly (必) Kublai Khan (必) has to keep face, but he cannot hold it any longer. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), He absolutely has to (必) tell Brunhilde (bi) his love for her strong character and offers her his heart (心). Brunhilde is a bit embarrassed because all she has to offer in return is a banana (丿). Kublai Khan feels like his heart has been crossed out (the 丿 stroke is crossing out 心 in 必).

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必

bì

需

xu̅

to need / to require / essential / indispensable

需

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

to require / to need / to want / necessity / need

Add a new mnemonic for 需 = 而 + 雨

需 = 而 + 雨 : Mnemonic symbol: When it rains and you do not want to comb your hair again, you need a rain cape.

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需 = 而 + 雨 : It is raining in front of the rain station. Because Xu Xian doesn't want to comb his hair again, he uses a rain cape to stay dry.

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品

pǐn = pi + (e)n3

(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods / (bound form) grade; rank / kind; type; variety / character; disposition; nature; temperament / to taste sth; to sample / to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up / fret (on a guitar or lute)

Add a new mnemonic for 品 = 口

品 = 口 : Pocahontas (pi) is watching a pyramid of oranges (mnemonic symbol for 品) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3). She wants to sample (品) one, and just as she takes one from the base, the whole commodity (品) collapses.

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