资
property, capital
At a glance · 资
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
资字小篆从貝次声，为形声字；本义为财物、资财，引申为资质。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
资本义为资财、财物，引申为资本、资源。
Structure
形声字，下部『貝』为意符表财物，上部『次』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinzī
Radical贝
Strokes10
UnicodeU+8D44
Character type形声
Theme器物
Six languages, one character
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English
property, capital
Zi is a phonetic-semantic character meaning property and capital.
Français
propriété, capital
Zi est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant propriété et capital.
Español
propiedad, capital
Zi es un carácter fonosemántico que significa propiedad y capital.
العربية
مال، رأس مال
تسو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني المال ورأس المال.
Русский
имущество, капитал
Цзы — фоносемантический знак, означающий имущество и капитал.
Common words
- 资格zī géqualification
- 资源zī yuánresource