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Character « 贽 »

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Character
贽
(10 stroke)
Traditional
贄
Radical
贝
(+6 stroke)
Pinyin
zhì

Input methods

WubiRVYM
CangjieQIBO
Bishun1213542534
Sijiao55802
UnicodeU+8D3D

贽 (贄) zhì

General meaning
Definitions
Words

◎ 古代初次拜见尊长所送的礼物：～见（拿着礼物求见）。～敬。

Noun

(形声。从贝,执声。从贝,与财富有关。本义:古时初次求见人时所送的礼物,见面礼) 同本义 [gift (presented to a senior at one’s first visit)]

交贽往来。——《左传·成公十二年》

出疆必执质(贽)。——《孟子》

三帛、二生、一死贽。——《虞书》

男贽,大者玉帛,小者禽鸟,以章物也;女贽,不过榛粟枣脩,以告虔也。——《左传·庄公二十四年》

撰长书以为贽。——明· 宋濂《送东阳马生序》
又如:贽币(见面礼);贽敬(备礼物来拜见,以表示敬重);贽然(站立不动的样子);贽宝(献赠的宝物);贽献(献赠的礼物);贽礼(见面礼)

Verb