← Back to history approved by Peter Olson · Sep 3, 2021, 06:27 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Sep 3, 2021, 06:27 PM
Changed fields: isVerified, components, customSources
Simplified form of 贏. Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 𣎆 represents the sound.
Components
Shells were used as currency in ancient China.
Change in sound
赢 and 𣎆 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese.