Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 代 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (貸)
貝 Meaning component
shellfish
代 Phonetic component
dài generation
replace, replacement (of person or generation)
View phonetic series →Simplified (贷)
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell
代 Phonetic component
dài generation
replace, replacement (of person or generation)
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寶 treasure (trad)得 must負 defeated (trad/jp)貪 greedy (trad/jp)貫 pierce (trad/jp)買 buy (trad/jp)賏 pearls or shells賓 visitor (trad/jp)唄 song (trad/jp)敗 fail (trad/jp)狽 short (trad)賊 burglar (trad/jp)贅 unnecessary (trad)鋇 barium (trad)嗩 flute-like (trad)真 true財 riches (trad/jp)貢 tribute (trad/jp)貧 impoverished (trad/jp)貨 commodities (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
貸
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
貸
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
貸
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
貸
Regular
Modern
Chinese
贷 / 貸 [dài]
to lend on interest; to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive
Japanese
noun
- loan; lending; hire; rental; lease
- favor; favour; debt; obligation
- creditor; method of lending; credit side
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (39)
贷款 [dàikuǎn] #4,100
a loan
信贷 [xìndài] #20,358
credit
高利贷 [gāolìdài] #12,361
loan shark
借贷 [jièdài] #25,832
to borrow or lend money
放贷 [fàngdài] #33,159
to provide loans
还贷 [huándài] #30,574
to repay a loan
责无旁贷 [zéwúpángdài] #40,767
to be duty bound
严惩不贷 [yánchéngbùdài] #67,295
to punish severely (idiom)
贷款人 [dàikuǎnrén] #61,671
the lender
农贷 [nóngdài] #40,752
(government) loan to agriculture
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JAPANESE WORDS (130)
⭐ 借りる [かりる] #991
to borrow
⭐ 貸す [かす] #1,243
to lend
力を貸す [ちからをかす] #5,135
to assist
手を貸す [てをかす] #5,207
to lend a hand
耳を貸す [みみをかす] #12,616
to lend an ear to
⭐ 貸し [かし] #12,887
loan
⭐ 貸し出す [かしだす] #17,218
to lend
肩を貸す [かたをかす] #18,468
to lend someone one's shoulder
貸して上げる [かしてあげる] #19,035
to lend (e.g. money)
⭐ 貸し切り [かしきり] #21,684
reserving (for exclusive use)
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