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赡

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to support; to provide for

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Strokes
17
Radical
貝 +13
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
贍
Common rank
#4,465
Unicode
U+8D61

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

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How 赡 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

贝 meaning “money” + 詹 sound ( zhān )

Components 贝 詹

Words with 赡

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
南赡部洲 Nán shàn bù zhōu Jambudvipa
赡养费 shàn yǎng fèi alimony; child support; maintenance allowance
赡养 shàn yǎng to support; to provide support for; to maintain

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 詹 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
詹 sound part zhān talkative, verbose; surname
瞻 zhān to look; to look out for; to respect
檐 yán the eaves of a house; edge, brim
澹 dàn calm, quiet, tranquil
儋 dān a small jar; to bear a burden; a load of two
蟾 chán toad (1)