贺

賀
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#1,688 most
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surname He

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

贺 pairs 贝, once valuable shell money, with 加 jiā, a sound part whose link is not obvious at first. It first meant giving gifts to celebrate. From there it grew to congratulate.

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