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The character 赔 (traditional: 賠) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left side features the semantic radical 贝 (貝), the cowrie shell, which establishes a connection to wealth, currency, or financial matters. The right side, 咅, provides the pronunciation. Its core meaning is to compensate for a loss, make reparations, or pay damages. This later extended to describe a business or transaction resulting in a financial loss. The simplified form 赔 differs from the traditional 賠 only in the reduced strokes of the shell radical on the left.
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他做生意赔钱了。
打碎东西要赔偿。
他坚决不赔这笔钱。
战败国支付了巨额赔款。
保险公司会赔付损失。
你应该向他赔礼道歉。
这家店赔本卖货，很奇怪。
法院判决他赔偿精神损失费。