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zàn

to help

How it’s built

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 兟 represents the sound. Shells (貝) were used as currency in ancient China. Used here to depict financial support.

貝
meaning

shell

兟
sound

to advance

Appears in

Characters that use 贊 as a component, most common first.

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