懂中文 Dong Chinese

赎

shú

buy

To sell 卖 a soul for money 贝; 卖 also provides the pronunciation

Components
贝 meaning component

贝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

卖 sound,meaning component

卖  Sound Meaning component

mài

  

sell

Evolution

赎 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
赎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
赎 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
赎 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
赎 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

赎 (贖) 

shú

buy, redeem; ransom; atone for; to redeem; to ransom

Most common words with 赎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

赎回

to redeem

赎

to redeem

赎金

ransom

赎罪

redemption

将功赎罪

to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts