Characters › 货
8 strokes · radical 贝 (shell) · traditional 貨
11 strokes · simplified 货
A way to remember it
A shell, 贝, beside 化. Shells were money, so anything under 贝 is about wealth: 货, 贵, 费, 账.
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goods; money
huò — goods; money
Radical 贝 (shell) · 8 strokes · traditional 貨
11 strokes · simplified 货
A way to remember itA shell, 贝, beside 化. Shells were money, so anything under 贝 is about wealth: 货, 贵, 费, 账.