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devalue

HSK 10
biǎn
ヘン
けな.す、おとし.める、おと.す
To devalue 乏 currency 貝
Components
Traditional (貶)
shellfish+ weary =
devalue
Meaning component
shellfish
Meaning component
weary
lack
Simplified (贬)
sea shell+ weary =
decrease
Meaning component
bèi sea shell
Meaning component
weary
lack
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [biǎn]
to diminish; to demote; to reduce or devaluate; to disparage; to censure; to depreciate
Example Sentences