资

zī

resources

capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense

sound (次) + cowrie shell (贝) = resources and capital

贝 (cowrie shell) was ancient China's currency, so it grounds 资 firmly in wealth and material provision. 次 contributes the sound zī rather than any meaning.

次+贝→资
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贝Cowrie shellSemantic

这笔钱可以资助他完成学业。

zhè bǐ qián kě yǐ zī zhù tā wán chéng xué yè。

This sum of money can support him in finishing his studies.

公司缺乏足够的资金来扩大生产。

gōng sī quē fá zú gòu de zī jīn lái kuò dà shēng chǎn。

The company lacks sufficient capital to expand production.

Words with 资

资料片

zī liào piàn

a documentary film

小资

xiǎo zī

petit bourgeois

资费

zī fèi

(postal, telecom etc) service charge

固定资产

gù dìng zī chǎn

fixed assets

资深

zī shēn

veteran (journalist etc)

谈资

tán zī

sth that people like to chat about

外资企业

wài zī qǐ yè

abbr. for 外商獨資企業|外商独资企业[wai4 shang1 du2 zi1 qi3 ye4]

农资

nóng zī

agricultural inputs; farm supplies

再生资源

zài shēng zī yuán

renewable resource

台资

tái zī

Taiwan capital or investments

注资

zhù zī

to inject funds

资料库

zī liào kù

(Tw) (computing) database

More characters with 次

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