赌钱 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

dǔ bet, gamble Simplified

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

Components

贝 Meaning component

bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

者 Sound component

zhě one who...

Change in sound

赌 and 者 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
赌 *mə.tˤaʔ
者 *tAʔ

Historical Pronunciations

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Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

qián, qian money Simplified

Simplified form of 錢. Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 戋 represents the sound.

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn metal

戋 Sound component

jiān, cán small

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

dǔ bet, gamble Traditional

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

Components

貝 Meaning component

bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

者 Sound component

zhě one who...

Change in sound

賭 and 者 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
賭 *mə.tˤaʔ
者 *tAʔ

Character Evolution

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	tuX	mə.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)

qián, qian money Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.

Components

釒 Meaning component

jīn metal

戔 Sound component

small

Character Evolution

Regular Modern

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Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	dzjen	N-ts[a][n]	coin, money

說文解字

《說文》：“錢，銚也，古田器。从金，戔聲。《詩》曰：‘庤乃錢鎛。’”

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)

赌 dǔ bet, gamble Simplified

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钱 qián, qian money Simplified

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賭 dǔ bet, gamble Traditional

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錢 qián, qian money Traditional

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dǔ bet, gamble Simplified

qián, qian money Simplified

dǔ bet, gamble Traditional

qián, qian money Traditional