贿

huì

(bound form) bribery

shell-money (贝) + having (有) = bribery

贝 originally depicted a cowrie shell, the ancient currency of China. Having (有) money or valuables at hand captures the essence of illicit exchange — wealth changing hands outside proper channels.

+贿
To haveSemantic
Cowrie shellSemantic

他因为行贿被警察抓住了。

tā yīn wèi xíng huì bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le。

He was caught by the police because of bribery.

法院判定他犯了受贿罪。

fǎ yuàn pàn dìng tā fàn le shòu huì zuì。

The court ruled that he was guilty of the crime of accepting bribes.

Words with 贿

贿买

huì mǎi

to bribe

贿赂

huì lù

to bribe

贿选

huì xuǎn

to buy votes (in an election)

受贿

shòu huì

to accept a bribe

性贿赂

xìng huì lù

to sexually bribe

涉贿

shè huì

to be suspected of bribery

纳贿

nà huì

bribery

索贿

suǒ huì

to exact bribes

行贿

xíng huì

to offer a bribe

贪贿无艺

tān huì wú yì

greed for bribes knows no bounds (idiom); unbridled corruption

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