赌
to bet; to gamble
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How 赌 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
贝 (semantic, “money”) + 者 (phonetic, zhě)
How to remember it
gamble · Heisig RSH #2304
shells + puppet
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 者
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 者 (zhě) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 者 sound component | zhě | that which; they who; those who |
| 都 | dōu | all, each, entirely, whole; metropolis; capital |
| 猪 | zhū | pig, hog, wild boar |
| 诸 | zhū | all, many, various; surname |
| 著 | zhù | to show, to prove, to make known |
| 署 | shǔ | bureau, public office; to sign |
| 绪 | xù | mental state; thread, clue |
| 屠 | tú | to butcher, to slaughter; massacre |
| 暑 | shǔ | hot; heat; summer |
| 煮 | zhǔ | to boil, to cook |
| 堵 | dǔ | wall; to stop, to prevent, to block |
| 奢 | shē | exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful |
| 睹 | dǔ | to look at, to gaze at; to observe |
| 渚 | zhǔ | islet, sandbar |
| 箸 | zhù | chopsticks |
| 褚 | zhǔ | bag, valise; to pad, to stuff; surname |
| 赭 | zhě | hematite; ochre, reddish-brown |
| 啫 | zhě | onomatopoeic; an interjection of warning |
| 楮 | chǔ | mulberry; paper |
Words containing 赌
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赌上一局 | dǔ shàng yī jú | to engage in a game of chance; to gamble; to make a bet |
| 轮盘赌 | lún pán dǔ | roulette |
| 赌气 | dǔ qì | to act in a fit of pique; to get in a huff; to be peeved |
| 打赌 | dǎ dǔ | to bet; to make a bet; a wager |
| 赌城 | dǔ chéng | casino town; nickname for Las Vegas |
| 十赌九输 | shí dǔ jiǔ shū | lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom); fig. gambling is a mug's game |
| 赌本 | dǔ běn | money to gamble with; (fig.) resources one can afford to risk |
| 赌场 | dǔ chǎng | casino |
| 赌球 | dǔ qiú | (ball) sports betting |
| 对赌 | duì dǔ | to place a bet (with sb); to take a risk (with one's time and effort etc, e.g. on a busine… |
| 愿赌服输 | yuàn dǔ fú shū | lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay |
| 赌约 | dǔ yuē | bet; wager |
| 赌客 | dǔ kè | gambler |
| 赌资 | dǔ zī | gambling money |
| 赌斗 | dǔ dòu | to fight |
| 赌局 | dǔ jú | game of chance; gambling party; gambling joint |
| 赌博 | dǔ bó | to gamble |
| 赌钱 | dǔ qián | to gamble |
| 赌鬼 | dǔ guǐ | gambling addict |
| 赌狗 | dǔ gǒu | (slang) degenerate gambler; compulsive gambler |