How to write 兌

兌 [duì] 1. 交換: exchange. Example: 兌換 (exchange one currency for another); 兌現 (cash in); 匯兌 (exchange funds between two places via letters or telegrams). 2. 摻和; 混合: mix; blend. Example: 兌點熱水 (add a bit of hot water). 3. 八卦之一，代表沼澤: one of the eight trigrams, representing marshlands. 4. 直: straight. Example: 松柏斯兌 (referring to a straight line). 形 [adjective] 本义: 喜悅: original meaning: joy. 造字法: 会意。从人，从囗，八象气之舒散，兄者與祝同意。从八，與曾同意，今字作悅: method of character formation: a combined meaning consisting of elements that relate to joy from people and the surrounding context. 1. 同本義: same original meaning: happy. 引 References: 1. 《說文》: 兌，說也. (Dui means to speak). 2. 《易·說卦》: 兌為口. (Dui represents the mouth). 3. 《易·序卦》: 兌者說也. (Dui is to speak). 4. 《荀子·脩身》: 佞兌而不曲: (A flattering person speaks untruthfully. Note: "Dui means to be happy"). 5. 《荀子·不苟》: 見由則兌而倨. (When meeting someone, one is happy yet arrogant). 6. 《莊子·德充符》: 豫通而不失乎兌. (A person who is free will not lose their happiness). 7. 《管子·七臣七主》: 多兌道以為上. (Many exchanges are important). 8. 《淮南子·泰族》: 禱祠而求福，雩兌而請雨. (Praying and seeking blessings, invoking Dui to demand rain). 例: 兌悅 (joy). 通 「銳 (ruì)」: 鋒利: sharp. References: 1. 《墨子·備城門》: 兩鋌交之置如平, 不如平不利，兌其兩末. 2. 《管子·小匡》: 爲人巧轉而兌利. 3. 《荀子·議兵》: 兌則若莫邪之利鋒. 4. 《史記·天官書》: 前列直鬥口三星，隨北端兌，若見若不. 動 [verb] 1. 更換: convert; commute. Example: 兌轉 (exchange); 兌撥 (allocate); 兌支 (allocate funds); 兌便 (a type of currency exchange in the Tang dynasty); 兌命 (exchange one's life); 兌坊 (a small pawn shop); 把外幣兌本國貨幣 (exchange foreign currency for local currency). 2. 用天平稱銀子: weigh. Example: 兌準 (accurately weigh); 兌頭 (remain amount; small discrepancies in silver weighing); 兌銀子. 3. 拼: be ready to risk one’s life. Reference: 元·佚名《京本通俗小說》: 你這剪徑的毛團， 我須是認得你，做這老性命不着，與你兌了罷! 4. 攙合: add. Example: 這酒是兌了水的 (this wine is mixed with water). 5. 指象棋中的拼子: refers to exchanging pieces in chess by sacrificing one’s pieces to capture the opponent's pieces. Example: 兌馬 (exchange horse); 兌車 (exchange chariot). 名 [noun] 1. 《易》卦名: one of the trigrams in the Book of Changes; symbolizing marshlands. Example: 兌人 (shaman). 2. 西方: the west. The ancients viewed Dui as the trigram of the western direction. Example: 兌隅 (the western corner); 兌域 (the western region). 同 「銳」:尖銳: sharp. 同 「悅」: 喜悅: joy.