Dong Chinese dictionary

jià, jie

price

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 賈 represents the sound.

Components

亻 Meaning component

rén

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

賈 Sound component

jiǎ, gǔ

merchant, trade

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jià

price, value; price; value; (chemistry) valence

jie

great; good; middleman; servant

Most common words with 價

Sources