賂 meaning and stroke order
Bribery; to bribe; to present
How to write 賂, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 賂
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- bribe
- bribery
How 賂 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
貝 gives the meaning and 各 hints at the sound.
Radical: 貝 (sea shell), shared by 62 characters on this site.
How to remember 賂
賂 combines 貝 (shell, an old symbol of money) with 各 (gè, each), which gives the sound. Picture money slipped to each official, one by one, to win favors.
賂 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. It is used in the word 賄賂 (huìlù, simplified 贿赂), which works as both a verb and a noun. Example: 他因為收受賄賂被捕了。(Tā yīnwèi shōushòu huìlù bèi bǔ le.) He was arrested for taking bribes.
Common mistake: Learners often read 賂 as gè or luò because of the 各 component, but the correct reading is lù with a fourth tone. Also, do not mix it up with 賄 (huì). That character has 有 on the right, and the two always appear together in the order 賄賂.
Common words with 賂
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 賄賂 | huìlù | to bribe; a bribe | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 賂
How many strokes are in 賂?
賂 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 賂 mean?
賂 (lù) means bribery; to bribe; to present. A common word with it is 贿赂 (huìlù), meaning "to bribe; a bribe".
How do you pronounce 賂?
賂 is pronounced lù, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 賂?
The radical of 賂 is 貝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 賂 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 賂?
賂 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 赂, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 行賄 and 受賄?
行賄 (xínghuì) means to give a bribe, and 受賄 (shòuhuì) means to accept a bribe. Both use 賄 rather than 賂, but they appear in the same legal and news contexts as 賄賂.
Can 賂 be used by itself in a sentence?
In modern speech and writing, 賂 is basically never used alone. You will see it on its own only in classical texts, where it can mean to present gifts or to bribe.