𧸇

to sell

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approved by Peter Olson · Apr 15, 2021, 07:50 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Apr 15, 2021, 07:50 PM

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Phonosemantic compound. 𡍬 represents the sound and represents the meaning.

Components

𡍬
𡍬 Sound component
concord

When 𧸇 was used as a component in other characters, 𡍬 was reduced resulting in 𧶠 and then . This is different than as a standalone character, which although graphically and semantically similar, has different origins.

Change in sound
Meaning component
bèi sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

說文解字

《說文》:“,衒也。从貝,聲。,古文睦。讀若育。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical images
Academia Sinica