赂

賂
lù
#3,264 most
frequent character
bribe, bribery

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

赂 pairs 贝 shell money with 各 gè as the sound part, though the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant giving a valuable gift. The meaning grew to bribe, then to bribery.

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Homophones

HSK 2
路lù
road, path, way
HSK 5
露lù
dew, syrup, nectar
录lù
record, write down, copy
录lù
record, write down, copy
鹿lù
deer
陆lù
(bound form) land (as opposed to the sea)

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