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钱

Traditional: 錢

qián

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 1

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qián · cin2 (Jyutping)

  1. coin
  2. money
  3. CL:筆|笔[bi3]
  4. unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]
  5. surname Qian

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

钱

Meaning
money, currency, coins
Radical
钅
Strokes
10
Components
⿰钅戋
Cangjie
CIJ
Four-corner
8375

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