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Information of 钱

Pinyinqián

Radical

钅

Strokes

10 strokes

Usage

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Definition

(surname) / coin / money

钱 **qián** 名词 **1.** Currency. **2.** Expenses. **3.** Property. **4.** Round objects that resemble coins. **5.** A Chinese market weight unit, one-tenth of a liang (两). **6.** A surname. **1.** Currency: copper coins, gold coins, silver coins, banknotes, currency, cash, grain money. **2.** Expenses: transportation costs, costs of buying books. **3.** Property: having wealth and power. **4.** Round objects that resemble coins: elm money, lotus seeds. **5.** A Chinese market weight unit, one-tenth of a liang (两). **6.** A surname. 钱 **qián** 名词 **Original Meaning:** Refers to a farming tool, specifically an iron shovel. In ancient times, farming tools were used as a medium for trade, and later, coins were minted in their shape, thus extending the meaning to currency and wealth. **Character Formation:** Pictophonetic; comprises metal (金) and the sound component (戔). **1.** Metal currency; specifically refers to copper coins. **2.** General term for wealth or currency. **3.** Objects resembling copper coins. **4.** Paper money. **Measurement Term** **1.** Weight term (mace). **2.** A unit in the metric system; one-tenth of a kilogram is a gong liang (公两), and one-tenth of a gong liang is a gong qian (公钱). **3.** Market weight unit; originally one-sixteenth of a jin (斤) in Chinese market measurement (now one-tenth). **4.** Old construction unit system; one-tenth of a liang (两) is a qian. 钱 **qián** 名词 **Original Meaning:** Refers to a farming tool, specifically an iron shovel. In ancient times, farming tools were used as a medium for trade, and later, coins were minted in their shape, thus extending the meaning to currency and wealth. **Character Formation:** Pictophonetic; comprises metal (金) and the sound component (戔). **1.** Metal currency; specifically refers to copper coins. **Quotation:** "In ancient times, shells were used as currency and treasures." (from Shuowen Jiezi, annotated). **2.** In ancient texts, they refer to gold and other commodities. **3.** References in historical texts indicate that coins were named for their flow like springs. **2.** General term for wealth or currency. **Example:** Money lenders, officials managing money and grain affairs. **3.** Objects resembling copper coins. **Example:** Descriptions of moss in empty houses or references in literature to copper-like items. **4.** Paper money. **Example:** Stacks of paper money. 钱 **qián** 量词 **1.** A weight term, specifically a mace. **2.** A metric weight unit; one-tenth of a kilogram is a gong liang (公两), and one-tenth of a gong liang is a gong qian (公钱). **3.** A Chinese market weight unit; originally one-sixteenth of a jin (斤) and now one-tenth. **4.** Old construction unit; one-tenth of a liang (两) is referred to as qian.

钱塘 Qián táng

Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]

钱币 qián bì

money

找钱 zhǎo qián

to give change

挣钱 zhèng qián

to make money

捞钱 lāo qián

lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck

掏钱 tāo qián

pay

冤枉钱 yuān wang qián

pointless expense / not worth the money spent

凑钱 còu qián

to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)

榆钱 yú qián

the elm tree

借钱 jiè qián

to borrow money / to lend money

值钱 zhí qián

valuable / costly / expensive

血汗钱 xuè hàn qián

hard-earned money

洗钱 xǐ qián

money laundering

价钱 jià qian

price

纸钱 zhǐ qián

ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead

花钱 huā qián

to spend money

蚁鼻钱 yǐ bí qián

Ant nose money

钱袋 qián dài

purse / wallet

赚钱 zhuàn qián

to earn money / moneymaking

赌钱 dǔ qián

to gamble

赏钱 shǎng qian

tip / gratuity / monetary reward / bonus

赔钱 péi qián

to lose money / to pay for damages

五铢钱 wǔ zhū qián

Wuzhu Coin

金钱 jīn qián

money / currency

有钱 yǒu qián

well-off / wealthy

有钱有势 yǒu qián yǒu shì

rich and powerful (idiom)

要钱 yào qián

to charge / to demand payment

铜钱 tóng qián

copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)

出钱 chū qián

to pay

本钱 běn qián

capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth)

Input Method for 钱

Pinyinqian2

Wubi

qgt|qgay

Cangjie

opij

Zhengma

phm

Four Corner

83750

Unicode

U+94b1

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