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Changed fields: gloss
Simplified form of 遺. Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 贵 represents the sound.
Components
chuò walk
辶 is a component form of 辵.
guì expensive
Change in sound
遗 and 贵 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar
in older Chinese. Historical Pronunciations