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赚

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to earn; to make a profit

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HSK 3.0
Level 6
Old HSK
Level 4
Strokes
14
Radical
貝 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
賺
Common rank
#3,212
Unicode
U+8D5A

Sound it out + + = · + + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 赚 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

贝 meaning “money” + 兼 sound ( jiān )

Components 贝 兼

How to remember it

earn · Heisig RSH #2216

shells + 兼 double

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 赚

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
赚回来 zhuàn huí lai to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)
赚大钱 zhuàn dà qián to earn a fortune
赚头 zhuàn tou profit (colloquial)
赚得 zhuàn dé to earn
网赚 wǎng zhuàn to make money online
赚钱 zhuàn qián to earn money; moneymaking
赚取 zhuàn qǔ to make a profit; to earn a packet
赚哄 zhuàn hǒng to cheat; to hoodwink; to defraud
赚吆喝 zhuàn yāo he (of a company) to gain recognition through promotional efforts; to spend money to win cust…

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 兼 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
兼 sound part jiān both, and; at the same time; to unite, to combine
嫌 xián to hate, to detest; to criticize; to suspect
谦 qiān humble, modest
歉 qiàn deficient, lacking; to apologize, to regret, to be sorry
蒹 jiān common reed; Phragmites communis
鹣 jiān phoenix; fabulous mythical bird
慊 qiè satisfied, content
缣 jiān fine silk