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贽

贄
zhì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a gift presented at a first formal meeting; a tribute gift to a superior

Examples

他撰长信作为见面之贽。
Tā zhuàn chángxìn zuòwéi jiànmiàn zhī zhì.
He composed a long letter to serve as his introductory gift.
古时学生初次拜见老师要带贽。
Gǔshí xuésheng chūcì bàijiàn lǎoshī yào dài zhì.
In antiquity, a student brought a meeting gift the first time he called on a teacher.

Tips

culture
贽 was the ritual gift you brought the first time you formally met a teacher or a noble. Common in 贽见 ('to call with a gift') and 贽礼 ('the introductory present'). It is a historical-etiquette word.

Components

radical
贝 bèi
cowrie; money; valuables
贝 is the shell radical, anciently a form of money. It marks 贽 as something of value, the present offered at a first meeting.
phonetic
执 zhí
to hold; to grasp
执 gives the sound (a small shift from zhí to zhì) and useful meaning: you 'hold and present' the gift in your hands when you call on someone.

Stroke Order

贽 zhì