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The character 赀 (zī) refers to wealth, property, assets, or a monetary penalty in historical legal contexts. It is a phono-semantic compound: the cowry shell radical 贝 (bèi) beneath it indicates money and value, while the top element 此 (cǐ) gives the sound. The traditional form 貲 uses the full 貝 radical with the identical phonetic 此, underscoring its use in ancient records concerning financial transactions and fines.
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