币(bì)

HSK 34 strokesTrad. 幣

money

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Character information

Pinyin
bì
Meaning
money; coins; currency; silk
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
幣

Origin & structure

Where 币 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻丿巾

Bills written on silk 巾

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

丿piě巾jīn

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 幣: cloth

How to write 币 step by step

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

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Words with 币

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

rén人mín民bì币
HSK 3

Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)

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wài外bì币
HSK 6

foreign currency

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yìng硬bì币
HSK 7-9

coin

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huò货bì币
HSK 7-9

currency

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dài代bì币

token (used instead of money for slot machines, in game arcades etc)

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jiǎ假bì币

counterfeit money

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wěi伪bì币

counterfeit currency

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míng冥bì币

false paper money burned as an offering to the dead

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 币’s common words

人民外硬货代假伪

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