赞

讃
zàn
#1,177 most
frequent character
variant of 讚|赞[zan4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

赞 first showed two people with money, meaning 'people helping financially.' It grew to 'help or support', then 'agree with someone', and finally 'praise.' The empty top part 兟 was once 㚘, a picture of two people. In the simplified form, 贝 replaces 貝.

Drawn as: two people with money

赞 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

赞zàn
to praise, variant of 贊|赞[zan4]
赞zàn
variant of 贊|赞[zan4]
赞zàn
to patronize, to support, to praise

Homophones

赞zàn
to patronize, to support, to praise
暂zàn
temporary, Taiwan pr. [zhan4]

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