Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (貨)
Simplified (货)
Notes
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Similar Characters
华 flowery (simp)花 flower訛 extort (trad)讹 erroneous (simp)货 commodities (simp)靴 boots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)
Historical Evolution
货
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
货
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
货
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
货
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
货
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
货
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
货
Regular
Modern
Chinese
货 / 貨 [huò]
goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese
treasure
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (175)
货车 [huòchē] #3,370
truck
货币 [huòbì] #10,130
currency
蠢货 [chǔnhuò] #2,684
blockhead
期货 [qīhuò] #26,014
abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qīhuòhéyuē], futures contract (finance)
货物 [huòwù] #6,747
goods
现货 [xiànhuò] #50,823
merchandise or commodities available immediately after sale
贱货 [jiànhuò] #6,274
bitch
百货 [bǎihuò] #14,941
general merchandise
货运 [huòyùn] #11,965
freight transport
送货 [sònghuò] #8,221
to deliver goods
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JAPANESE WORDS (161)
⭐ 宝 [たから] #5,165
treasure
⭐ 金貨 [きんか] #8,573
gold coin
⭐ 銀貨 [ぎんか] #11,605
silver coin
⭐ 銅貨 [どうか] #16,426
copper coin
⭐ 硬貨 [こうか] #17,645
coin
雑貨屋 [ざっかや] #19,322
general store
⭐ 貨幣 [かへい] #20,285
money
⭐ 財 [ざい] #20,568
fortune
⭐ 通貨 [つうか] #21,001
currency
⭐ 百貨店 [ひゃっかてん] #22,926
department store
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