贸

mào

commerce

trade

sound (卯) + cowrie shell (贝) = commerce and trade

贝 originally depicted a cowrie shell, which served as ancient China's currency — so shells naturally anchor the idea of trade. 卯 mainly contributes the sound mào; the meaning lives entirely in 贝.

卯+贝→贸
卯The fourth earthly branchPhonetic
贝Cowrie shellSemantic

这两个国家之间的贸易越来越多。

zhè liǎng gè guó jiā zhī jiān de mào yì yuè lái yuè duō。

Trade between these two countries is increasing more and more.

他在一家做外贸的公司工作了很多年。

tā zài yī jiā zuò wài mào de gōng sī gōng zuò le hěn duō nián。

He has worked at a foreign trade company for many years.

Words with 贸

中国国际贸易促进委员会

zhōng guó guó jì mào yì cù jìn wěi yuán huì

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

贸易协定

mào yì xié dìng

trade agreement

服贸

fú mào

abbr. for 兩岸服務貿易協議|两岸服务贸易协议[Liang3 an4 Fu2 wu4 Mao4 yi4 Xie2 yi4]

世贸

shì mào

abbr. for 世界貿易組織|世界贸易组织

关贸总协定

guān mào zǒng xié dìng

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

关税与贸易总协定

guān shuì yǔ mào yì zǒng xié dìng

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

集市贸易

jí shì mào yì

market trade

集贸

jí mào

market

双边贸易

shuāng biān mào yì

bilateral trade

首都经济贸易大学

shǒu dū jīng jì mào yì dà xué

Capital University of Economics and Business (Beijing)

首都经贸大学

shǒu dū jīng mào dà xué

Capital University of Business and Economics, Beijing

香港贸易发展局

xiāng gǎng mào yì fā zhǎn jú

Hong Kong Trade Development Council

More characters with 卯

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