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錢

qián

money, currency, coins

Strokes
16
Radical
金
HSK
—
Tone
2

Other readings: jiǎn

Simplified form: 钱

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 钱, the simplified form of 錢. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我有钱。

    Wǒ yǒu qián

    I have money.

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  • 他要钱。

    Tā yào qián

    He wants the money.

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  • 这不是钱。

    Zhè bù shì qián

    This isn't money.

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  • 我想钱。

    Wǒ xiǎng qián

    I want money.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 钱

  • 钱qián 2coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两
  • 钱包qián bāo 2–1 purse; wallet
  • 价钱jià qian 4–5price
  • 挣钱zhèng qián 4–2 to make money
  • 零钱líng qián 2–2 change (of money); small change; pocket money
  • 赚钱zhuàn qián 4–2 to earn money; moneymaking
  • 金钱jīn qián 1–2 money; currency
  • 省钱shěng qián 3–2 to save money
  • 本钱běn qián 3–2 capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)
  • 压岁钱yā suì qián 1–4–2money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve
  • 值钱zhí qián 2–2 valuable; costly; expensive
  • 钱财qián cái 2–2 wealth; money