← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Jan 12, 2022, 06:28 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Jan 12, 2022, 06:28 PM
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Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 兟 represents the sound. Simplified form of 贊.
Components
Change in sound
赞 and 兟 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Shells (貝) were used as currency in ancient China. Used here to depict financial support.
Historical Pronunciations