How to write 贸

贸 (貿) mào Definition: 1. Commercial activities involving the exchange of goods and property. - Related terms: 贸易 (trade), 迁移 (transportation and trade), 财贸 (financial trade), 外贸 (foreign trade). 2. A rash or reckless appearance. - Example: 贸然而来 (to come recklessly). Meaning in Detail: 1. **Trade**: - <引>: “贸，易财也。” (Shuowen Jiezi: Trade is the exchange of wealth.) - <引>: “贸，市也。” (Erya: Trade is the marketplace.) - <引>: In "The Book of Songs": "The commoner, with a frayed cloth, engages in trade and weaves." - <引>: "Book of Jin": "Merchants trade on the road." - <引>: Liu Zongyuan's "The Eight Records of Yongzhou": "I wish to trade the fields at the pond to mitigate disaster." - <引>: Liu Ji's "Seller of Oranges": "I traded to get one." - Examples: 以臣等贸马 (to trade horses with you and your ministers); 贸籴 (to buy grain); 贸迁 (to conduct trade); 贸载 (referring to vehicles that transport goods); 贸买 (to purchase); 贸售 (to sell); 贸货 (to trade goods); 贸贩 (to engage in trade). 2. **Change**: - <引>: “男女贸功以长生。” (Records of Lüshi: Men and women change their roles for longevity.) - <引>: Wu Zhi's letter: "In ancient and modern times, what is the basis if one does not change?" - <引>: "Historical Records": "In matters, there are changes, but speech does not witness reform." - Examples: 贸名 (to change a name's meaning); 贸理 (to change the reasoning or rules of a matter); 贸换 (to exchange); 贸位 (to change positions); 贸功 (to exchange work). 3. **Buy**: - Examples: 贸首 (a bounty offered for a head, metaphorically indicating a deep-seated feud where both parties desire the other's life). 形态: 1. **Mixed and Disorderly**: - Example: 贸乱 (chaotic); 贸贸 (in disarray). 2. **Rash**: - <引>: “贸贸然来。” (Li Ji: To come recklessly.) - Examples: 贸贸然 (reckless); 贸贸 (describing rashness or thoughtless appearance); 贸然 (in a reckless manner). 3. **Equal**: - <引>: "Shangjun Shu: The two parties are known to be the same but differ in substance and must be observed closely."