懂中文 Dong Chinese

貨

huò

goods

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound.

Components
化 sound component

化  Sound component

huà, huā

  

change

貝 meaning component

貝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

Evolution

貨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
貨 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
貨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

货 (貨) 

huò

goods, commodities, products; goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[gè]

Most common words with 貨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

货

goods

货车

truck

货币

currency

蠢货

blockhead

期货

abbr. for 期貨合約|期货合约[qī​huò​hé​yuē], futures contract (finance)