Dong Chinese dictionary

huò

goods

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 化 represents the sound. Simplified form of 貨.

Components

化 Sound component

huà, huā

change

贝 Meaning component

bèi

sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

huò

goods, commodities, products; goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[gè]

Most common words with 货

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	货	goods
	货车	truck
	货币	currency
	蠢货	blockhead
	期货	abbr. for 期貨合約\|期货合约[qīhuòhéyuē], futures contract (finance)

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