赚
zhuànzuàn HSK6

make money

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 兼 represents the sound. Simplified form of 賺.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

兼
兼 Sound component
jiān double

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

賺 zhuàn make money Traditional

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

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

兼
兼 Sound component
jiān double

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangr'eːms

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang