资zī
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资
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Resources. The character 资 (traditional 資) combines 贝 (shell, money) with 次 (phonetic), signifying wealth or goods. In oracle bone examples the shell appears with the 次 component, providing the earliest sense of movable property or capital. The union of money and a phonetic element explains why 资 denotes assets, funds, or to provide.
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zī· HSK 2