赂 lù bribery
bribery; to bribe
怎么记住“赂”: 贝 sea shell + 各 each = bribery. Before the class vote, the boy gives each classmate a shiny sea shell, and the teacher calls it plain bribery.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
赂 = 贝 sea shell + 各 each
- 贝 sea shell meaning
- 各 each sound
- 夂 downward foot
- 口 mouth
Before the class vote, the boy gives each classmate a shiny sea shell, and the teacher calls it plain bribery.
How it came to be
The shell, once used as money, gives the meaning and the sign for each gives the sound.
用法
- Occurs in 贿赂 (huìlù): to bribe / a bribe: 收受贿赂 (shōushòu huìlù) to accept bribes, 贿赂官员 (huìlù guānyuán) to bribe officials. Bound to 贿; formal/legal register.