贊 — Edit Snapshot — Chinese Character Wiki

zàn

praise, support

approved by Peter Olson · Jan 12, 2022, 06:26 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Jan 12, 2022, 06:26 PM

verify

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

Components

兟 Sound component

Change in sound

贊 and 兟 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

貝 Meaning component

Shells (貝) were used as currency in ancient China. Used here to depict financial support.

Regular Modern

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	tsanH	tsˤarʔ-s	assist

《說文》：“贊，見也。从貝，从兟。”