“必须”之“须”,金文写作(?),描摹人的头面部长满胡须。显然,这个构形,是为“须”字本义──胡须而设计的(繁体“鬚”是个后起字),但它与“必须”之义也并非毫无关系:在古人的心目中,胡须对于一个男子来说,实在是一种必须之物。 在中国传统戏曲中,凡重要的男角必有长须;古代绘画作品中的 “Must” whisper, gold writing (?), Tracing the head of the man with beards. Obviously, this configuration is designed for the original meaning of “must” - a mustache (traditional “must” is an afterword) but it also has nothing to do with the meaning of “must”: in the minds of the ancients, Beard is really a must for a man. In the traditional Chinese opera, every male horn must have long beard; in ancient paintings