jiàn

mean

Costing little  money  also provides the pronunciation

Components
贝 meaning component

  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

戋 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

jiān

  

small

Evolution

贱 Bronze script Warring States (475-221 BC)

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)
贱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
贱 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
贱 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

jiàn

mean, low; cheap, worthless; inexpensive; lowly

Most common words with 贱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

lowly

贱人

slut

贱货

bitch

下贱

humble

卑贱

lowly

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)