钱(qián)

HSK 110 strokesTrad. 錢

surname Qian

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Character information

Pinyin
qián
Meaning
surname Qian
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
錢

Origin & structure

Where 钱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅戋

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (money); 戋 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

钅jīn戋jiān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 钱 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 钱

Common words using 钱 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jià价qián钱
HSK 3

price

Open 价钱 page →
zhèng挣qián钱
HSK 5

to make money

Open 挣钱 page →
zhí值qián钱
HSK 7-9

valuable

Open 值钱 page →
tāo掏qián钱
HSK 7-9

to pay

Open 掏钱 page →
jiāo交qián钱

to pay up; to shell out; to hand over the money to cover sth

Open 交钱 page →
fù付qián钱

to pay

Open 付钱 page →
yōng佣qián钱

commission; brokerage

Open 佣钱 page →
yī一qián钱bù不zhí值

(idiom) not worth a penny; utterly worthless

Open 一钱不值 page →

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From 钱’s common words

价挣值掏交付佣一

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