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cái — wealth

7 strokes · radical 贝 (cowrie shell) · HSK 4 · traditional 財

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Where it comes from

The radical 贝 is a cowrie shell — money before coins existed. It is still sitting inside most characters about value: 财 wealth, 贵 expensive, 买 buy, 贫 poor.

Words it turns up in

财富发财

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