贷

dài

to lend on interest

to borrow; a loan; leniency; to make excuses; to pardon; to forgive

substitute (代) + shell/money (贝) = a loan or lending

贝 originally depicted a cowrie shell, the ancient currency, grounding 贷 in money and value. 代 mainly provides the sound dài; the shell radical carries the financial meaning.

代+贝→贷
代To substitutePhonetic
贝Cowrie shellSemantic

他去银行贷了一笔钱来买房子。

tā qù yín háng dài le yī bǐ qián lái mǎi fáng zi。

He went to the bank and borrowed a sum of money to buy a house.

这次犯错太严重,难以宽贷。

zhè cì fàn cuò tài yán zhòng,nán yǐ kuān dài。

The mistake made this time is too serious to pardon easily.

Words with 贷

还贷

huán dài

to repay a loan

借贷

jiè dài

to borrow or lend money

贷款人

dài kuǎn rén

the lender

临时贷款

lín shí dài kuǎn

bridging loan

过桥贷款

guò qiáo dài kuǎn

bridge loan

过渡性贷款

guò dù xìng dài kuǎn

bridging loan

过渡贷款

guò dù dài kuǎn

bridging loan

高利贷

gāo lì dài

high-interest loan; usury

乞贷

qǐ dài

to beg for a loan

低利贷款

dī lì dài kuǎn

low interest loan

信贷

xìn dài

credit

信贷危机

xìn dài wēi jī

credit crisis

More characters with 代

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