How to write 钱 (qián, “money”)
钱 (qián), an HSK 1 character, means “money”, “coin” and “unit of weight”. The traditional form is 錢, 16 strokes instead of 10. On its own it is an HSK 1 word; it also forms 零钱 (“change”), 零花钱 (“pocket money”) and 价钱 (“price”). Japanese keeps the traditional 錢, read sen (“100th of yen”).
- Pinyin
- qián
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 钅 (“metal”)
- Traditional
- 錢
Stroke by stroke
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As a left-right character it splits into 钅 (“metal”, the radical), strokes 1–5; 戋 (“narrow”), strokes 6–10, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and left
- top leftrightwards
- leftrightwards
- leftrightwards
- leftdownwards → up and right
- centerrightwards
- centerrightwards
- topdownwards → upwards
- rightdownwards → down and left
- top rightdown and right
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 钱 · 10 strokes
- Traditional
- 錢 · 16 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| qián second tone | money; coin; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 (liǎng) | 錢 | 零钱 零花钱 压岁钱 金钱 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 钱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钱 錢 | qián | coin; money HSK 1 |
| 零钱 零錢 | língqián | change; small change HSK 4 |
| 零花钱 零花錢 | línghuāqián | pocket money; allowance HSK 4 |
| 价钱 價錢 | jiàqián | price HSK 4 |
| 压岁钱 壓歲錢 | yāsuìqián | money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve HSK 5 |
| 金钱 金錢 | jīnqián | money; currency HSK 6 |
| 本钱 本錢 | běnqián | capital; asset HSK 7-9 |
| 值钱 值錢 | zhíqián | valuable; costly HSK 7-9 |
| 钱财 錢財 | qiáncái | wealth; money HSK 7-9 |
| 公钱 公錢 | gōngqián | decagram |
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