賄 meaning and stroke order
To bribe; riches, wealth
How to write 賄, 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 賄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) bribery
How 賄 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To possess 有 wealth 貝.
Radical: 貝 (sea shell), shared by 62 characters on this site.
How to remember 賄
On the left is 貝 (bèi), a shell once used as money, and on the right is 有 (yǒu), to have. Someone who has 有 money 貝 can use it to buy favors, which is how 賄 (huì) came to mean a bribe.
賄 is a bound form, so it almost always appears inside words like 贿赂 (huìlù), 受贿 (shòuhuì) and 行贿 (xínghuì). These are common in news and legal language about corruption. Example: 他因受贿被捕了。(Tā yīn shòuhuì bèi bǔ le.) He was arrested for taking bribes.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 行贿 (xínghuì, to give a bribe) and 受贿 (shòuhuì, to accept a bribe), which reverses who did what. Also, 賄 is fourth tone huì, not third tone huǐ as in 悔 (huǐ, regret).
Common words with 賄
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 賄
How many strokes are in 賄?
賄 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 賄 mean?
賄 (huì) means to bribe; riches, wealth. A common word with it is 贿赂 (huìlù), meaning "to bribe; a bribe".
How do you pronounce 賄?
賄 is pronounced huì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 賄?
The radical of 賄 is 貝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 賄 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 賄?
賄 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 贿, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can I use 賄 by itself as a verb meaning to bribe?
Not usually. In modern Chinese you would say 贿赂 (huìlù) for the verb, as in 贿赂官员 (huìlù guānyuán), to bribe an official.
Why does 賄 look different in simplified Chinese?
In simplified writing the 貝 component becomes 贝, so the character is written 贿. The meaning and pronunciation stay the same.