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赞

贊
zàn
component #4,515

Meanings

  1. 1 to praise
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to approve

Examples

赞美
Zànměi
to praise; to admire
点赞
Diǎnzàn
to like (on social media)

Tips

usage
点赞 is how you say 'to like' a post on social media in Chinese

Components

radical
贝 bèi
cowrie shell; money
Bottom shell radical — the indexing component, originally a cowrie used as currency. Anchored 赞 in the early sense of presenting a tribute of money or goods to a superior; from that tribute-offering came the modern senses to praise and to support. Same shell family: 财 (wealth), 货 (goods), 赏 (reward).
phonetic
兟 shēn
two figures advancing
Top component is two 先 stacked side by side, picturing two figures stepping forward to present an offering. Carries the sound for 赞 (shēn → zàn through historical drift) and contributes the imagery of forward presentation — going up to praise or endorse someone. Rare on its own; lives mostly inside 赞.

Stroke Order

赞 zàn