Phonosemantic compound. 敖 represents the meaning and 貝 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (贅)
Simplified (赘)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
赘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
赘
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
赘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
赘
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
赘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
赘 / 贅 [zhuì]
superfluous; redundant; cumbersome; refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family
Japanese
extravagance; luxury
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (18)
累赘 [léizhuì] #14,945
superfluous
赘述 [zhuìshù] #53,936
to say more than is necessary
赘言 [zhuìyán] #53,904
superfluous words
入赘 [rùzhuì] #47,750
to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
赘婿 [zhuìxù] #65,041
son-in-law living at wife's parent's house
赘疣 [zhuìyóu] #66,983
wart
赘余 [zhuìyú] #66,988
superfluous
冗赘 [rǒngzhuì] #69,405
verbose
赘瘤 [zhuìliú] #69,767
useless
疣赘 [yóuzhuì] #71,154
wart
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JAPANESE WORDS (15)
⭐ 贅沢 [ぜいたく] #4,427
luxury
贅肉 [ぜいにく] #35,514
excess flesh
贅沢品 [ぜいたくひん] #42,616
luxury item
贅沢を言う [ぜいたくをいう] #44,250
to ask for too much
贅沢三昧 [ぜいたくざんまい] #63,475
indulging in every possible luxury
ぜいたく屋 [ぜいたくや] #192,483
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
贅言 [ぜいげん] #214,257
verbosity
疣贅 [ゆうぜい] #234,893
wart
上方贅六 [かみがたぜいろく]
people from Kansai
贅六 [ぜいろく]
person from Kansai
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