Pictograph of money (貝) coming out of a netted bag (网).
Components
Traditional (買)
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冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)岡 ridge of a hill (trad/jp)买 bribe (simp)罗 net for catching birds (simp)罢 finish (simp)罷 cease (trad/jp)羅 silk gauze (trad/jp)罔 deceive罕 rarely罪 guilt置 set up罵 scold (trad/jp)詈 abuse寶 treasure (trad)得 must負 defeated (trad/jp)貪 greedy (trad/jp)貫 pierce (trad/jp)賏 pearls or shells賓 visitor (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
买
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
买
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
买
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
买
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
买
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
买
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
买
Regular
Modern
Chinese
买 / 買 [mǎi]
to buy; to purchase
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
買 かい
Kai surname
買 たかがい
Takagai surname
CHINESE WORDS (62)
购买 [gòumǎi] #4,996
to purchase
买卖 [mǎimài] #3,185
buying and selling
买入 [mǎirù] #37,475
to buy (finance)
买家 [mǎijiā] #5,261
buyer
收买 [shōumǎi] #6,612
to purchase
买不起 [mǎibuqǐ] #16,283
cannot afford
买进 [mǎijìn] #18,693
to purchase
买回 [mǎihuí] #10,788
to buy back
买单 [mǎidān] #10,912
to pay the restaurant bill
买票 [mǎipiào] #11,083
to buy tickets
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 買う [かう] #309
to buy
⭐ 買い物 [かいもの] #2,212
shopping
買い取る [かいとる] #8,737
to buy
⭐ 買い出し [かいだし] #10,197
going out to shop
⭐ 買い [かい] #11,470
buying
⭐ 買収 [ばいしゅう] #11,749
acquisition (esp. corporate)
⭐ 購買 [こうばい] #16,831
procurement
買い込む [かいこむ] #17,235
to buy in quantity
買って出る [かってでる] #17,443
to take upon oneself
買いかぶる [かいかぶる] #19,778
to overestimate (someone)
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