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| − | <WL>贪(F貪) [tān] | + | <WL>贪(F貪) [tān] greedy (贪婪); greed/avarice (贪心, 贪欲); 贪吃 gluttonous; 贪污 corruption/graft |
The Shuōwén Seal form of 贪/貪() tān ‘insatiable greed/desire’ (to get money/property, by hook or by crook) combines 贝/貝 (bèi) ‘cowrie money’, and 今() jīn ‘now/present’ (phonosemantic): to want real money/etc. now! | The Shuōwén Seal form of 贪/貪() tān ‘insatiable greed/desire’ (to get money/property, by hook or by crook) combines 贝/貝 (bèi) ‘cowrie money’, and 今() jīn ‘now/present’ (phonosemantic): to want real money/etc. now! | ||
Compare: 金() jīn ‘metal; gold’; 含() hán ‘hold/keep sth. in the mouth’. | Compare: 金() jīn ‘metal; gold’; 含() hán ‘hold/keep sth. in the mouth’. | ||
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