懂中文 Dong Chinese

賜

cì

give

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

Components
貝 meaning component

貝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

Shells were used as currency in ancient China.

易 sound component

易  Sound component

yì

  

easy

Evolution

賜 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
賜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

赐 (賜) 

cì

give, bestow favors; appoint; to confer; to bestow; to grant

Most common words with 賜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

赐

to confer

赐予

to grant

恩赐

favor

赏赐

to bestow

赐给

to bestow