Dong Chinese dictionary

yù

to sell

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

Components

mù

concord

𧸇 and 𡍬 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

貝 Meaning component

bèi

sea shell

In ancient China, shells were used as currency.

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

yù

to sell

Component uses

Sound component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources