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赂

賂
lù
verb #65,372

Meanings

  1. 1 to bribe
  2. 2 a bribe; gift given to influence

Examples

他贿赂官员被当场抓获。
Tā huìlù guānyuán bèi dāngchǎng zhuāhuò.
He was caught bribing the official and was arrested.
收受贿赂是严重的罪行。
Shōushòu huìlù shì yánzhòng de zuìxíng.
Taking bribes is a serious crime.

Tips

usage
Mostly used in 贿赂 (huìlù, to bribe; a bribe). The legal term 行贿受贿 (xínghuìshòuhuì) covers both offering and accepting bribes.

Components

radical
贝 bèi
cowrie; money
The shell radical 贝 (cowrie, used as ancient money) appears in most characters about wealth. Here it points straight to money changing hands as a bribe.
phonetic
各 gè
each (phonetic)
各 (gè, each) sits on the right as the sound element, its reading shifted to lù. The same phonetic appears in 路 and 络.

Stroke Order

赂 lù