贾
賈gǔ
#2,047 most
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merchant, to buy
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
贾 originally had 宁, a storage place, and 贝 shell money. Together they gave the sense to sell. 宁 later changed into 覀 yà. Read gǔ, it also means to buy and merchant; read jiǎ, it can be a surname, borrowed for its sound.
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