赚
賺zuàn
#2,177 most
frequent character
to cheat, to swindle
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
赚 zhuàn combines 贝 money with 兼 jiān as sound part, though the sound link is not obvious now. Money gives original 'gain profit'; later it meant 'earn, bring in.' Read zuàn, it grew to 'cheat, bring in dishonestly.'
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