钱
coin; money; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
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How 钱 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
钅 (semantic, “money”) + 戋 (phonetic, jiān)
components: 钅 戋
How to remember it
coin · Heisig RSH #373
金 gold + float
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 戋
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 戋 (jiān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 戋 sound component | jiān | small, narrow; tiny, little |
| 线 | xiàn | line, thread, wire; clue, trail |
| 残 | cán | to injure, to ruin, to spoil; cruel, oppressive, savage; disabled, incomplete |
| 浅 | qiǎn | shallow, superficial |
| 栈 | zhàn | warehouse; tavern, inn |
| 践 | jiàn | to trample, to tread on, to walk over |
| 笺 | jiān | note, memo, letter; stationery; comments |
| 饯 | jiàn | to send off; farewell dinner; preserves |
Words containing 钱
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不名一钱 | bù míng yī qián | to be penniless |
| 一手交钱，一手交货 | yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò | lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom); fig. to pay for what you wa… |
| 一分钱一分货 | yī fēn qián yī fēn huò | you get what you pay for |
| 马钱子 | mǎ qián zǐ | Strychnos nux-vomica |
| 有钱人 | yǒu qián rén | rich person; the rich |
| 钱可通神 | qián kě tōng shén | with money, you can do anything (idiom); money talks |
| 四出文钱 | sì chū wén qián | coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[Han4 Ling2 Di4], with a square hol… |
| 有本钱 | yǒu běn qián | to be in a position to (take on a challenge etc) |
| 见钱眼开 | jiàn qián yǎn kāi | to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal g… |
| 钱能通神 | qián néng tōng shén | money is all-powerful; money can move God |
| 一分钱两分货 | yī fēn qián liǎng fēn huò | high quality at bargain price |
| 大钱 | dà qián | large sum of money; old Chinese type of coin of high denomination |
| 一钱如命 | yī qián rú mìng | (idiom) stingy; penny-pinching |
| 花钱受气 | huā qián shòu qì | (idiom) to have a bad experience as a customer; to encounter poor service |
| 市钱 | shì qián | Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams |
| 地钱 | dì qián | liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) |
| 小钱 | xiǎo qián | a small amount of money |
| 有钱 | yǒu qián | well-off; wealthy |
| 金钱 | jīn qián | money; currency |
| 花钱 | huā qián | to spend money |