賑
zhèn

relieve

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound.

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
辰
辰 Sound component
chén early morning

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangtjɯnʔ
tjɯns

說文解字

富也。从貝辰聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

赈 zhèn relieve Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 辰 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賑.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
辰
辰 Sound component
chén early morning

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode