贱 · Zhang Zhi
贱 / 賤 (jiàn, 4th tone) starts in the market, not in the insult. The Shuowen Jiezi, chapter six: 賈少也。从貝戔聲 — ‘low in price; from 貝 (cowrie, money) with 戔 as phonetic’; Duan Yucai adds 賈，今之價字, that 賈 here is simply the modern word for price. T $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart