赌球
dǔ​qiú

sports betting

赌 dǔ bet, gamble Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賭.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

者
者 Sound component
zhě one who...
Change in sound

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
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球 qiú ball

Phonosemantic compound. 𤣩 represents the meaning and 求 represents the sound.

Components

𤣩
𤣩 Meaning component
yù jade

𤣩 is a component form of 玉.

求
求 Sound component
qiú seek

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartgjuw[g](r)[u] 'ball'?

說文解字

《說文》：“球，玉聲也。从玉，求聲。璆，球或从翏。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

賭 dǔ bet, gamble Traditional

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

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

者
者 Sound component
zhě one who...
Change in sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttuXmə.tˤaʔ wager

說文解字

《說文新附》：“賭，博簺也。从貝，者聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)