← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Jan 14, 2022, 05:01 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Jan 14, 2022, 05:01 PM
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Original meaning: profit
Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 剌 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "profit". The meaning later shifted to "rely on" and "blame". Simplified form of 賴 .
Components Change in form Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 剌 than it was in ancient scripts. In ancient China shells were used as currency.
Change in meaning 贝 hints at the original meaning of 赖 , "profit",
which is no longer the most common meaning of 赖 in modern Mandarin.