mào
trade
Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 卯 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 貿
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
(commercial) trade | ||
abbr. for 世界貿易組織|世界贸易组织 | ||
foreign trade | ||
rashly | ||
trade |
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