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赉 is a formal verb meaning to bestow or grant, historically used for imperial or authoritative rewards. The traditional character 賚 is a phono-semantic compound: the lower component 貝 (cowrie shell) indicates value, wealth, or currency, reflecting the material nature of a bestowed gift, while the upper component 來 (lái) provides the pronunciation. Throughout its history, it has denoted the act of a superior conferring gifts or honors upon subordinates, appearing mainly in formal, literary, or classical texts. The simplified form 赉 replaces 來 with 来 and 貝 with 贝, following standard simplification patterns.
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