资

資
zī
#257 most
frequent character
resources, capital, to provide

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

资 joins 次 cì, which supplies the sound, with 贝 seashell, a meaning part. Because shells were used as money, the first sense was 'wealth and goods.' From there it grew to 'capital, funds,' 'resources,' 'data,' and 'qualifications.'

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Homophones

仔zī
used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]
滋zī
to grow, to nourish, to increase
姿zī
beauty, disposition, looks
兹zī
now, here, this, time, year

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