Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.
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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
賭
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
賭
Regular
Modern
Chinese
赌 / 賭 [dǔ]
to bet; to gamble
Japanese
bet; wager; stake; gamble
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
赌博 [dǔbó] #3,619
to gamble
打赌 [dǎdǔ] #1,684
to bet
赌场 [dǔchǎng] #3,871
casino
赌注 [dǔzhù] #5,199
stake (in a gamble)
赌徒 [dǔtú] #9,960
gambler
赌气 [dǔqì] #28,995
to act in a fit of pique
赌钱 [dǔqián] #14,928
to gamble
赌资 [dǔzī] #28,981
money to gamble with
赌局 [dǔjú] #11,693
game of chance
赌鬼 [dǔguǐ] #31,689
gambling addict
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JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 賭ける [かける] #3,851
to wager
⭐ 賭け [かけ] #5,687
bet
命を懸ける [いのちをかける] #13,328
to put one's life on the line
賭する [とする] #17,409
to stake
賭博 [とばく] #23,269
gambling
賭け事 [かけごと] #28,180
betting
賭場 [とば] #32,945
gambling den
賭け金 [かけきん] #37,612
stakes
賭博場 [とばくじょう] #53,303
gambling house
賭す [とす] #61,720
to stake
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KOREAN WORDS (3)