贬
貶biǎn
#2,531 most
frequent character
to diminish, to demote
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
贬 combines 贝 'money' as the meaning part with 乏 fá, which means 'to lack' and also gives the sound. It first meant 'to reduce, decrease, lose'. From there it grew to 'devalue, demote' and 'censure, disparage'.
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