懂中文 Dong Chinese

赇

qiú

bribe

To beseech 求 with money 贝; 求 also provides the pronunciation

Components
贝 meaning component

贝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

求 sound,meaning component

求  Sound Meaning component

qiú

  

seek

Evolution

赇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
赇 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
赇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

赇 (賕) 

qiú

bribe; to bribe