贿赂
huì lù · HSK 7
to bribe
💰🤝 Both 贿 and 赂 carry the 贝 money-shell radical: bribery runs on cash
贝 was ancient Chinese shell-money, so characters about wealth and payment include it. 贿 (cash + 有 have) and 赂 (cash + 各 each) both pair money with giving, fitting a bribe handed over under the table.