yīngyìng

pearls or shells strung together

Depicts two shells () strung together.

Components
貝 iconic component

  Iconic component

bèi

  

sea shell

貝 iconic component

  Iconic component

bèi

  

sea shell

Evolution

賏 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
賏 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
賏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
賏 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yīng

pearls or shells strung together

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)