Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 曾 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
贈
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
贈
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
贈
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
贈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
赠 / 贈 [zèng]
to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (20)
捐赠 [juānzèng] #4,450
to contribute (as a gift)
赠送 [zèngsòng] #11,770
to present as a gift
赠品 [zèngpǐn] #19,142
gift
赠与 [zèngyǔ] #21,290
variant of 贈予|赠予[zèngyǔ]
馈赠 [kuìzèng] #25,092
to present (a gift) to (sb)
赠予 [zèngyǔ] #26,461
to give a present
转赠 [zhuǎnzèng] #53,975
to pass on a present
捐赠者 [juānzèngzhě] #36,892
donor
赠款 [zèngkuǎn] #57,652
grant
遗赠 [yízèng] #47,869
to bequeath
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JAPANESE WORDS (36)
⭐ 贈る [おくる] #3,977
to give (as a gift)
⭐ 贈り物 [おくりもの] #6,186
present
⭐ 寄贈 [きぞう] #34,918
donation
⭐ 贈呈 [ぞうてい] #37,350
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
花を贈る [はなをおくる] #51,973
to give flowers as a gift
敵に塩を送る [てきにしおをおくる] #54,259
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness
⭐ 贈与 [ぞうよ] #58,010
donation
⭐ 贈答 [ぞうとう] #65,363
exchange of presents
⭐ 贈り主 [おくりぬし] #68,415
sender (of a present)
⭐ 贈賄 [ぞうわい] #68,646
giving a bribe
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KOREAN WORDS (4)