懂中文 Dong Chinese

赘

zhuì

unnecessary

Phonosemantic compound. 敖 represents the meaning and 贝 represents the sound. Simplified form of 贅.

Components
敖 meaning component

敖  Meaning component

áo, aó

  

ramble, stroll, roam

贝 sound component

贝  Sound component

bèi

  

sea shell

Evolution

赘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
赘 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
赘 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
赘 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

赘 (贅) 

zhuì

unnecessary, superfluous; superfluous; redundant; cumbersome; refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family

Most common words with 赘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

累赘

superfluous

赘

superfluous

赘述

to say more than is necessary

赘言

superfluous words

入赘

to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family