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(literary) gift (of money etc) to a bereaved family; to contribute to funeral expenses
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The character 赗, derived from its traditional form 賵, historically denotes a funeral gift of money or goods, with its etymology linked to classical Chinese texts where it functioned as a specific term for condolence contributions. Structurally, the traditional character combines the semantic component 貝, representing valuables or currency, with the phonetic element 冒, while the simplified form substitutes 貝 with its abbreviated variant 贝. The meaning of the character has remained focused on funeral-related gifts throughout its usage, without significant semantic shift.
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