Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 詹 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
赡
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
赡
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
赡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
赡 / 贍 [shàn]
to support; to provide for
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CHINESE WORDS (3)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)