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TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
賄 character · C1 (est.)
賄 ＝ 貝 ＋ 有
ㄏㄨㄟˋ · huì
noun/verb — wealth, goods; to bribe

字源 FORM — what the parts do

貝義a cowrie, wealth
有聲gives the soundyǒu — also to possess: the goods one has; drifted to huì
IFTyǒu → huì — initial, final and tone all moved off the donor
Wealth (貝) one holds (有) — goods, property. 有 carries the sound yǒu, worn far to huì, and its meaning — to have, to possess — colors the sense. From property put to crooked use: 賄賂 a bribe, 行賄 to offer a bribe, 受賄 to take one. 有 is dual-role — sound and the having.
意 · Meanings
(本義)賄（財物）— wealth, goods
→賄賂、行賄— a bribe; to bribe常用
→受賄— to take a bribe常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
賂＝ 貝 ＋ 各lùthe partner in 賄賂 — 賄 sets 有 beside 貝, 賂 sets 各 beside 貝; together, the bribe有yǒuthe sound it carries — 有 alone is to have; 賄 adds 貝 for goods, a bribe