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钞 (chāo): Paper money — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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钞

钅jīn · metal

少shǎo · few

钞=钅jīn · metal+少shǎo · few

The metal component connects this character to metal or a metal object.

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5.

How to Use 钞

Common word with 钞

One common HSK word with 钞 is 钞票, meaning "bank note; paper money".

钞票 • chāo piào • bank note; paper money • HSK 6

HSK 6

chāo钞

piào票

bank note; paper money

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

qián钱

bāo包

lǐ里

yǒu有

hěn很

duō多

chāo钞

piào票

。

He has many banknotes in his wallet

Zhì制

zào造

jiǎ假

chāo钞

shì是

yán严

zhòng重

de的

fàn

shāng商

diàn店

shǐ使

yòng用

yàn验

chāo钞

jī机

jiǎn检

chá

jǐng警

fāng方

chá查

huò获

le了

dà大

liàng量

wěi伪

chāo

Zhè这

lǐ里

zhǐ只

shōu收

xiàn现

chāo钞

。

This place only accepts cash.

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Pinyinchāo

Meaningpaper money, banknote

Strokes9

Radical—

Traditional鈔

Structure—

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Zhuyinㄔㄠ

UnicodeU+949E

CangjieOPFH

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犯

zuì罪

xíng行

wéi为

。

Producing counterfeit money is a serious crime.

查

chāo钞

piào票

。

The store uses a counterfeit detector to check banknotes

钞

。

Police seized a large amount of counterfeit money

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Characters pronounced "chao".

朝cháodynasty; court; government
炒chǎostir-fry
嘲cháoto ridicule, to mock
巢cháonest, den, lair
吵chǎonoisy
抄chāoto copy; transcribe; plagiarise

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