Read Edit View history 資 zī property Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 次 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas zī × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 资 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 資 Simp strokes 資 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint In ancient China shells were used as currency. 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