U+8D3F "贿" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+8D3F "贿" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character commonly used in the written forms of East Asian languages such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. This ideograph represents the concept of bribery or wealth, often appearing in contexts related to corrupt practices or illicit payments. Its composition includes the radical for "shell" or "money" (贝) on the left, symbolizing valuables, and a phonetic component on the right that suggests its pronunciation as "hui" in Mandarin. In modern usage, "贿" is frequently found in legal, political, and financial discourse to describe acts of bribery, as in the terms "贿赂" meaning bribery, and it carries a strongly negative connotation in both formal and colloquial settings.