← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Apr 24, 2021, 03:40 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Apr 24, 2021, 03:40 PM
Changed fields: historicalPronunciations
Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 易 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賜.
Components
bèi sea shell
Shells were used as currency in ancient China.
yì easy
Change in sound
赐 and 易 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in Old Chinese.
赐 *s-lek-s
易 *lek-s Historical Pronunciations