贷

貸
dài
#1,603 most
frequent character
to lend on interest, to borrow

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

贷 uses 贝 shell money as the meaning part and 代 dài for the sound. It first meant to lend something out. From lending it grew to mean a loan, and also to borrow.

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Homophones

HSK 3
带dài
band, belt, girdle, ribbon, tire
HSK 4
戴dài
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
代dài
substitute, replace, take the place of
袋dài
bag, sack, pocket, pouch
待dài
to treat
大dài
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

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