【析形】形声字。古文字形从贝,化声。从贝,表示与财物有关。 【释义】《说文》:“货,财也。”本义是财物,金钱珠玉布帛的总称。引申指流通的货物、商品,又表示充当一般等价交换物的特殊商品货币。 【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character.In ancient character the meaningful part is贝(bèi,cowry).The phonetic component is化(huà).It is related to the treasures. 【original meaning】Treasures,or the general term for money,jade and cloth.