贝 Prize Winner

grant [v.]
贝 + 易
shells + easy

shallow prayer: grant me easy money

zéi

burglar
贝 + 戎
shells + padding

Burglars are in it for the shells, especially in wartime. This one is padding the guns he is selling to the enemy (贼 zéi also means “traitor”).

mào

trade [n.]
(匚丿刀)mǎo + 贝
letter opener + shells

open the letter and if your trade went through, shells inside

guàn

pierce
毌 + 贝
string of shells + shells

shells must be pierced to string them together, used as money

shǎng

prize [n.]
6shàng + 贝
outhouse + shells

The prize for the cleanest outhouse is money.

zèng

make a present of
贝 + 曾céng
shells + gremlin

should have made a present of shells rather than a gremlin

levy [n.]
贝 + 武wǔ
shells + military

levy's purpose is to collect shells to pay for the military

zhì

quality
𠂆 + 十 + 贝
drag + ten + shells

Dragging your ten shells on the ground may reduce their quality.

bèi

shellfish, *shells
目 + 八
"shell" + animal legs

the traditional character 貝 is a picture of a shell with legs

Shells were used for money in ancient China, so this component often takes on the meaning of money.

as a component: “贝字旁“

péi

compensate
贝bèi + 咅pòu
shells + comedian

comedians are compensated “pei-ed” with shells

zhuàn

earn
贝 + 兼jiān
shells + double

earn shells to maintain the double life OR work double jobs to earn enough shells

rule [n.]
贝 + 刂
shells + sword

a rule has to have a consequence: shells or the sword

gòng

tribute
工gōng + 贝
I-beam/work + shells

even construction workers have to pay a tribute of shells

assets
次cì + 贝
next + shells

next, next, next” counting your shells, or your assets

gòu

purchase [v.]
贝 + 勾gōu
shells + cross out

use shells to make your purchase and cross it off your list

yíng

win [v.]
亡 + 口 + 月 + 贝 + 凡
deceased + mouth + body part + shells + ordinary

how to win a princess (like Snow White): go to her coffin, kiss her on her lips (a winning body part), offer her money and sail away with her

merchant
西 + 贝
Wild West + shells

Mr. Jia is a merchant in the Wild West who trades for shells

zhù

store up
贝 + 宀 + 一
shells + house + floor

store up shells in the house by hiding them in the floor OR They start storing up their shells from the bottom up for the purchase of a new house.

tiē

paste
贝 + 占
shells + tell fortunes

put money into a vending machine that tells your fortune on a sticker

responsibility
龶 + 贝
grow up + shells

responsibility associated with growing up and earning money

zhēn

chaste
卜 + 贝
magic wand + shells

he wants to regain his chastity through magic or money

bài

fail
贝bèi + 攵
shells + taskmaster

She will not fail, she cannot fail, or there will be no shells for the taskmaster.

gamble
贝 + 者
shells + hero

The hero gambles his shells.

pín

impoverished
分 + 贝
part + shells

impoverished when you only have a part of the shells you need to survive

suǒ

lock [n./v.]
钅 + 小 + 贝
metal + small + shells

small metal lock on the safe containing the shells

xián

worthy
(刂又)jiān + 贝
swordplay + shells

prove your worthiness of the prize with your swordplay

yīng

baby
贝 + 贝 + 女
2 shells + woman

Two 宝贝 (bǎobèi babies) is all a woman’s body can handle. OR So many women I know are having babies with IVF. It’s expensive.

zàn

praise
先 + 先 + 贝
first + first + shells

The product/YouTube video/viral post got so much praise it was "first-first" and earned money.

cái

riches
贝 + 才cái
shells + genie

if you want riches, ask for shells when a genie appears

贿

huì

bribe [n.]
贝 + 有
shells + possess

with a bribe of shells (money), you possess compliance

huò

commodities
化huà + 贝
transform + shells

commodities can be transformed to shells

suǒ

trivial
王 + 小 + 贝
jewel + small + shells

the jewel’s price was trivial, just small shells

defeated
⺈ + 贝
mask + shells

someone defeated puts on a mask and gives away his shells

fèi

expense
弗fú + 贝bèi
dollar sign + shells

dollar sign indicates an expense of shells

congratulate
加 + 贝
add + shells

Congratulations, let me add some shells to your pile

jiàn

cheap
贝 + 戋jiān
shells + machine gun

cheap plastic machine guns that only cost a few shells

yuán

employee
口 + 贝
mouth + shells

Google pays their employees in their mouths and with shells

guì

expensive
Fkuì + 贝
purse + shells

expensive things take a purse full of shells

sài

competition
Qsāi + 贝
hamster cage + shells

hamster wheel racing competition, money prize

贝 Prize Winner

Quiz

gòu

purchase [v.]

pín

impoverished

zèng

make a present of

responsibility

suǒ

lock [n./v.]

shǎng

prize [n.]

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