yìng

pearls or shells strung together

Depicts two shells () strung together.

Components

Iconic component
bèi sea shell
Iconic component
bèi sea shell

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Warring States ~400 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2 of 3 verified)

Iconic (2)

Simplified (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqreŋs
qeŋ

說文解字

《說文》:“賏,頸飾也。从二貝。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica