销赃
xiāo​zāng

fence stolen goods

销 xiāo melt, sell Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 銷.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

肖
肖 Sound component
xiào look like

Sources

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

赃 zāng booty Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 庄 represents the sound. Simplified form of 贓.

Components

贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
庄
庄 Sound component
zhuāng village, farmstead

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

銷 xiāo melt, sell Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 肖 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
肖
肖 Sound component
xiào look like

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsew
Unicodesiɛu

說文解字

《說文》：“銷，鑠金也。从金，肖聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

贓 booty Traditional

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

Components

貝
貝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
臧
臧 Sound component
zāng, cáng, zàng good

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttsang[ts]ˤaŋstolen goods
Zhengzhangʔsaːŋ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica