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贿

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(bound form) bribery

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
10
Radical
貝 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
賄
Common rank
#3,153
Unicode
U+8D3F

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Formation & memory

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How 贿 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

To possess 有 wealth 贝

Components 贝 有

How to remember it

bribe · Heisig RSH #80

shells + 有 possess

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 贿

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WordPinyinMeaning
贪贿无艺 tān huì wú yì greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption
行贿 xíng huì to offer a bribe
纳贿 nà huì bribery; to give or accept bribes
受贿 shòu huì to accept a bribe
索贿 suǒ huì to exact bribes; to solicit bribes; to demand bribes; to extort
贿选 huì xuǎn to buy votes (in an election)
贿买 huì mǎi to bribe; bribery
涉贿 shè huì to be suspected of bribery
性贿赂 xìng huì lù to sexually bribe
贿赂 huì lù to bribe; a bribe