兑

兌

duì

丷 + 兄

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Definitions

duì (verb) to exchange; to cash in

duì (verb) to blend; to mix (liquids)

Etymology

Simplified form of 兌. Depicts words (八) coming out of a person's (人) mouth (口).

About

兑 is the simplified form of 兌. It depicts words (八, here written as 丷) coming out of a person's mouth, the lower component 兄 represents a person (人) with an open mouth (口). Originally, it meant "to speak" or "to express joy", and it names the I Ching trigram ☱, symbolizing lakes and joy. In modern Chinese, it has shifted to denote exchange, cashing (as in checks), and mixing or diluting liquids.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我去银行兑换美元。

Wǒ qù yínháng duìhuàn měiyuán.

I go to the bank to exchange US dollars.

他兑换了一些外币。

Tā duìhuànle yīxiē wàibì.

He exchanged some foreign currency.

这张支票可以兑现。

Zhè zhāng zhīpiào kěyǐ duìxiàn.

This check can be cashed.

不要给牛奶兑水。

Bùyào gěi niúnǎi duìshuǐ.

Don't dilute the milk with water.

如果你有优惠券，就能兑换礼物。

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu yōuhuìquàn, jiù néng duìhuàn lǐwù.

If you have a coupon, you can exchange it for a gift.

公司承诺的奖金终于兑现了。

Gōngsī chéngnuò de jiǎngjīn zhōngyú duìxiànle.

The bonus promised by the company has finally been fulfilled.

在旅行前，我兑换了足够的外汇。

Zài lǚxíng qián, wǒ duìhuànle zúgòu de wàihuì.

Before traveling, I exchanged enough foreign exchange.

根据合同，利润可以兑换成股份。

Gēnjù hétong, lìrùn kěyǐ duìhuàn chéng gǔfèn.

According to the contract, profits can be converted into shares.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 丷

Component: 兄

Example Words