clam, shell, shellfish

 (조개 패, “cowrie, money”) — semantic, indicating relation to wealth, valuables, or money.


not, no

 (불, phonetic element) — provides the sound bì (Mandarin) / 비 (Korean).
Thus, originally “to use/spend valuables (money).”

Appears frequently in modern vocabulary involving money, costs, and consumption.
費用 (비용) — expense, cost
消費 (소비) — to consume, expenditure
浪費 (낭비) — to waste, squander
經費 (경비) — funds, expenses
學費 (학비) — tuition fee

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Words

Vocabulary

goods, wealth, money, property, commodities

to deal in, to trade in, to traffic

to thread through, to pierce, to penetrate, to connect

to reproach, to demand

to store, to accumulate, to keep, to deposit, to save

to lease, to rent

noble, precious, valuable, esteemed, costly

to lend, to grant

to spend, to use up, expense, cost, fee, consumption, expenditure

to stick, to paste, to attach, to post, to give an allowance, to be affectionate

wages, pay, fee, rent, hire, price for labor

wealth, capital, resources

to give (from a superior to an inferior), to bestow, to grant, to reward

reward, prize, award, to grant a reward, to appreciate, to enjoy

to be virtuous, to be wise, to be worthy

to sell

lowly, base, humble, to despise

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費

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