Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 才 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (財)
Simplified (财)
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Similar Characters
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貢 tribute (trad/jp)貧 impoverished (trad/jp)貨 commodities (trad/jp)販 peddler (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
财
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
财
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
财
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
财
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
财
Regular
Modern
Chinese
财 / 財 [cái]
money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
財 ざい
Zai surname
財 たから
Takara surname
CHINESE WORDS (106)
财产 [cáichǎn] #2,558
property
财富 [cáifù] #4,235
wealth
财务 [cáiwù] #5,450
financial affairs
财政 [cáizhèng] #6,259
finances (public)
理财 [lǐcái] #15,909
financial management
财宝 [cáibǎo] #5,831
money and valuables
发财 [fācái] #7,336
to get rich
财经 [cáijīng] #25,234
finance and economics
财政部 [Cáizhèngbù] #15,075
Ministry of Finance
钱财 [qiáncái] #11,465
wealth
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 財布 [さいふ] #4,034
wallet
⭐ 人材 [じんざい] #5,053
capable person
⭐ 宝 [たから] #5,165
treasure
⭐ 財産 [ざいさん] #5,460
property
財宝 [ざいほう] #13,413
treasure
財力 [ざいりょく] #17,209
financial power
⭐ 財政 [ざいせい] #18,015
public finance
全財産 [ぜんざいさん] #21,523
everything one owns
⭐ 財閥 [ざいばつ] #22,874
zaibatsu
⭐ 財務 [ざいむ] #25,769
financial affairs
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