贿 huì to bribe
怎么记住“贿”: 贝 sea shell + 有 have = to bribe. The little boy offers his best sea shell to whoever lets him have the front seat, trying to bribe his big sisters.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
贿 = 贝 sea shell + 有 have
- 贝 sea shell meaning
- 有 have sound
- 𠂇 left hand
- ⺝ moon
The little boy offers his best sea shell to whoever lets him have the front seat, trying to bribe his big sisters.
How it came to be
The shell, once used as money, gives the meaning and the sign for to have gives the sound.
用法
- To bribe / a bribe: 贿赂 (huìlù) to bribe / a bribe, 受贿 (shòuhuì) to take bribes, 行贿 (xínghuì) to offer bribes, 索贿 (suǒhuì) to solicit bribes.
- 贪污受贿 (tānwū-shòuhuì) 'graft and bribery' is a stock legal pairing. Formal/legal register for corruption.