Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Chinese Scripts 秉毅, 秉彝, etc.(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. /piŋ.i/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm" or 彝 (yí) referring to a type of ritual wine vessel. Other character combinations can form this name as well.