舍得
shě de · HSK 5
to be willing to part with sth
🤲 舍 (give up) + 得 (get) = willing to give up to get
舍 means to give up or part with; 得 means to gain or obtain. Together they describe the wisdom of being willing to let go of one thing in order to gain another.
得 — 彳 (step) + 旦 (sun/day) + 寸 (hand)
Originally depicted a hand 寸 reaching for a cowrie shell 貝 (later simplified to 旦), with 彳 'step' added to show going out and obtaining something. The core meaning is 'to get' or 'obtain'. The reading děi extends this to 'must/have to' — what one is obliged to get done.