Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
斦 (斤 斤) 貝 ⿱⿰斤斤貝
Mandarin
zhi4, zhi2
English
Definitions
hostage; substance; quality; nature; material; matter
Mnemonic
Relating to things of value 貝
Etymology
Notes
Originally meant a pledge