ài

to get

Original form of . Depicts a hand () grabbing a shell (), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get".

Components
貝 iconic component

  Iconic component

bèi

  

sea shell

寸 iconic component

  Iconic component

cùn

  

(hand), inch

Here used to depict a hand.

Evolution

㝵 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
㝵 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
㝵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

(ancient form of U+5F97 ) to get, complacent, (same as U+7919 ) to obstruct, to hinder, to stop progress, to injure, to offend, to concern, hindrance, restraint; to obtain; old variant of [dé]

 

ài

variant of |[ài]

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Unicode

U+3775

Shuowen

“得,行有所得也。从彳,聲。,古文省彳。”


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