Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "贷", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "贷", and master the standard way of writing the character "贷".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 贷
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "贷" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
lend on interest / borrow / loan / make excuses / pardon / forgive
贷 (貸)
dài
动词 (Verb)
【本义】: 施予; 给予 (Original meaning: to give; to bestow)
【造字法】: 形声。 从贝,代声。 从“贝”,表示与钱财有关。 (Character formation: phonetic-ideographic; the component 贝 relates to money)
1. 同本义 ([En.] give)
引例: 《说文》:贷,施也。 (Example: "Shuowen": Dai, to give)
引例: 《广雅》:贷,予也。 (Example: "Guangya": Dai, to bestow)
引例: 《大戴礼记·千乘》:以财投长曰贷。 (Example: "Dadai Liji: To throw wealth to the officials is called Dai.")
引例: 《周礼·泉府》:凡民之货者。司农注:“谓从官借本贾也。” (Example: "Zhouli: All that belongs to the people - the official comments that it refers to borrowing the merchant's capital.")
引例: 《孟子》:又称贷而益之。 (Example: "Mengzi": Also referred to as Dai to increase it.)
引例: 《庄子·天运》:不贷无出也。 (Example: "Zhuangzi": No borrowing leads to no outgoings.)
引例: 《汉书·食货志下》:贳贷卖买。 (Example: "Hanshu": Loaning and buying.)
例: 贷施 (donation); 贷恤 (relief fund)
2. 借出钱财 ([En.] lend; loan)
引例: 《潜夫论·忠贵》:宁积粟腐仓而不忍贷人一斗。 (Example: "Qianfu Lun": Prefer to let the grain rot than to lend even one dou to others.)
例: 贷借 (lending); 贷项 (credit balance); 贷卖 (to lend or sell)
3. 借入 ([En.] borrow)
引例: 《广雅》:贷,借也。 (Example: "Guangya": Dai, to borrow.)
引例: 《庄子·外物》:庄周家贫,故往贷粟于监河侯。 (Example: "Zhuangzi": Zhuang Zhou was poor, so he went to borrow grain from Jianhe Hou.)
例: 向银行贷款 (take a loan from the bank); 贷钱 (borrow money); 贷赊 (loan or credit purchase)
4. 推卸 ([En.] 责任) ([En.] shirk)
例: 责无旁贷 (to bear responsibility without shirking)
5. 饶恕,宽恕 ([En.] forgive)
引例: 《宋史·刑法志》:每具狱上闻,辄贷其死。 (Example: "Song History": Every case presented, they would forgive the death penalty.)
引例: 《旧唐书·王世充传》:有系狱者,皆挠法贷减。 (Example: "Old Tang Book": Those who are imprisoned, all receive leniency and reduction.)
引例: 明·高启《凫藻集》:今姑贷汝。 (Example: Ming: Gao Qi’s collection: Today I will let you go.)
例: 严惩不贷 (severe punishment without exception); 贷罪 (forgive the crime); 贷减 (reduce punishment)
贷 (貸)
dài
名词 (Noun)
要付利息的借款 ([En.]: loan)
例: 农贷 (agricultural loan); 贷券 (bond)