jià

price

value; (chemistry) valence

person (亻) + sound (介) = the price a person sets

The person radical anchors the meaning in human exchange — what one person offers another for goods. 介 mainly contributes the sound jià; the meaning lives in the human side.

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PersonSemantic
To lie betweenPhonetic

这件衣服的格太高了。

zhè jiàn yīfu de jiàgé tài gāo le。

The price of this piece of clothing is too high.

他们正在谈这批货的钱。

tāmen zhèngzài tán zhè pī huò de jiàqian。

They are negotiating the price of this batch of goods.

Words with 价

三价

sān jià

trivalent

造价

zào jià

construction cost

进价

jìn jià

opening price

运价

yùn jià

fare

还价

huán jià

to make a counteroffer when haggling

配价

pèi jià

(linguistics) valence

重价

zhòng jià

high price

鉴价

jiàn jià

to appraise

开价

kāi jià

to quote a price

降价

jiàng jià

to cut the price

限价

xiàn jià

limit on price

阶梯计价

jiē tī jì jià

volumetric pricing

More characters with 亻