Hint

Depicts a person with outstretched hands (丮) holding a jade ornament (章). The 贝 (shell) component was later added to clarify the original meaning. Based on the original meaning "to bestow". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Simplified form of 贛.

Original meaning

to bestow

Verified

No → Yes

Components

• 章 Iconic
  • hint: (empty) → Depicts a jade ornament.
• 丮 Iconic
  • hint: go → Depicts a person with outstretched hands.
  • isGlyphChanged: (empty) → true
• 贝 Meaning
  • hint: (empty) → In ancient China, shells were used as currency.
  • type: sound → meaning
  • isFromOriginalMeaning: (empty) → true

Sources

• + 季旭昇《說文新證》p.521
• + 李学勤《字源》p.569

Changed: hint, original meaning, verified, components, sources

edit character by Prismcool Feb 14, 2026, 05:16 PM

Components

• 章 Iconic
  • hint: Depicts a jade ornament. → (empty)
• 丮 Iconic
  • hint: Depicts a person with outstretched hands. → go
  • isGlyphChanged: true → (empty)
• 贝 Sound
  • hint: In ancient China, shells were used as currency. → (empty)
  • type: meaning → sound
  • isFromOriginalMeaning: true → (empty)

Strokes (simplified)

21 strokes

→

21 strokes

Source: animcjk → dong

Changed: components, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

edit character by inralback19 Feb 14, 2026, 01:48 AM