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IDENTITY

qiánmoney

HSK 1Top 300

CORE MEANING

money

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.moneyHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
metal radical (jīn)
strokes
10
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰钅戋
    • metal (coins)
    • gives the sound qián (historical)

USAGE

Common words

钱包qiánbāowallet
价钱jiàqianprice
零钱língqiánsmall change

Graded examples

  • 我钱包里没钱了。Wǒ qiánbāo lǐ méi qián le.HSK2

    There is no money left in my wallet.

RELATIONS

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LEARNING

Memory aid

Metal (钅) coins — money. (Old Chinese coins were metal spades.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#300
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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