贾 jiǎ merchant
merchant; surname
How to remember 贾: 覀 pot lid + 贝 sea shell = merchant. At the children's beach market, a boy lifts the pot lid on his sand soup and charges one sea shell a bowl, a born merchant.
Component breakdown
贾 = 覀 pot lid + 贝 sea shell
- 覀 pot lid
- 贝 sea shell
At the children's beach market, a boy lifts the pot lid on his sand soup and charges one sea shell a bowl, a born merchant.
How it is used
- A merchant (literary) - 商贾 (shānggǔ): merchants/traders (富商大贾 wealthy merchants). Note the reading gǔ in this sense.
- Read jiǎ it is a common surname (贾宝玉 in Dream of the Red Chamber). The 'merchant' meaning is archaic/literary.