逼
bī
to force (sb to do sth)
to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to; to close in on; euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
Moving in (辶) + phonetic (畐) = closing in to force someone
The movement radical 辶 drives the meaning: someone pressing forward relentlessly along a path, closing in on another. 畐 primarily gives the sound bī and does not carry semantic weight here.
你别逼我，我需要时间想清楚。
nǐ bié bī wǒ，wǒ xū yào shí jiān xiǎng qīng chǔ。
don't force me, i need time to think it through.
老板一直逼他早点交报告。
lǎo bǎn yī zhí bī tā zǎo diǎn jiāo bào gào。
the boss kept pressing him to hand in the report sooner.
Words with 逼
咄咄逼人
duō duō bī rén
overbearing
逼死
bī sǐ
to hound sb to death
逼真
bī zhēn
lifelike
催逼
cuī bī
to press (for a payment)
逗逼
dòu bī
(slang) silly but amusing person
进逼
jìn bī
to advance on sth; to press closely (on some goal)
逼人
bī rén
pressing
逼人太甚
bī rén tài shèn
to push sb too far
逼仄
bī zè
narrow
逼供
bī gòng
to extort a confession
逼供信
bī gòng xìn
to obtain confessions by compulsion
逼债
bī zhài
to press for payment of debts