赘
zhuì

unnecessary

Phonosemantic compound. 敖 represents the meaning and 贝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 贅.

Components

敖
敖 Meaning component
áo, aó, ào ramble, stroll, roam
贝
贝 Sound component
bèi sea shell

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

贅 unnecessary Traditional

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

Components

敖
敖 Meaning component
áo, aó, ào ramble, stroll, roam
貝
貝 Sound component
bèi sea shell

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkljods

說文解字

以物質錢。从敖、貝。敖者，猶放；貝，當復取之也。

Sources

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