Read Edit View history Discussion 質 zhìzhí nature, substance Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 斦 represents the sound and 貝 represents the meaning. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 质 × 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 質 Simp strokes 質 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint In ancient China shells were used as currency. 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