property

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
次 sound component

  Sound component

  

second, next

贝 meaning component

  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

In ancient China shells were used as currency.

Evolution

资 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Traditional script

Modern
资 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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property; wealth; capital; resources; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense

Most common words with 资
Freq.
Word
Meaning

投资

investment

资料

material

资金

funds

资源

resource (such as manpower or tourism)

资格

seniority