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貿
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trade

HSK 10 N2
mào
ボウ
Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 卯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (貿)
Phonetic component
mǎo 4th terrestrial branch
old variant of 卯[mǎo]
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Meaning component
shellfish
In ancient China shells were used as currency.
Simplified (贸)
Phonetic component
mǎo 4th terrestrial branch
old variant of 卯[mǎo]
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Meaning component
bèi sea shell
In ancient China shells were used as currency.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ 貿 [mào]
commerce; trade
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
貿 すえひろ
Suehiro unclassified name