Lesson 10 - Shell 贝

Learn Chinese Lesson 10 - Shell 贝

The Chinese character for shell is written as 贝. There's alot of characters that starts with 贝. Please note that most of the meanings are somewhat related to shell / currency as well. In ancient times, shell is used as a form of currency. For example:-

贝 - Bèi - shell
财 - Cái - wealth (in ancient times, shell is used for currency)
败 - Bài - defeat
贬 - Biǎn - demote
贩 - Fàn - dealer
购 - Gòu - purchase
贱 - Jiàn -  cheap
贴 - Tiē - paste
贿 - Huì - bribe
赃 - Zāng - booty
贼 - Zéi - thief
赊 - Shē - buy on credit
赌 - Dǔ - bet
赈 - Zhèn - aid
赐 - Cì- grant
赔 - Péi - compensate

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