贸
貿mào
#1,090 most
frequent character
commerce, trade
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
贸 pairs 贝 money with 卯 mǎo, which supplies the sound. It first meant to make a deal or exchange. That grew to mean commerce. 贝 stands for 貝 in Simplified Chinese.
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