Dong Chinese dictionary

guì

expensive

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 㬰 represents the sound.

Components

㬰 Sound component

kuì, yú

basket

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 㬰 than it was in ancient scripts.

貝 Meaning component

bèi

sea shell

Depicts a shell, used as currency in ancient China.

Evolution

Bronze script

Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

guì

expensive, costly, valuable; expensive; noble; precious; (honorific) your

Most common words with 貴

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 7 characters (3 verified)

Sources

季旭昇《說文新證》p.525-526