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HSK 3.0Vocab 1 Recognition 1

1.

Animated Stroke Order 钱

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 钱

钱 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

钱

戋small

钱=

4.

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5.

How to Use 钱

Everyday money

These are common learner words for small money and the price of something.

零钱 • líng qián • (small) change [money] • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 钱

压岁钱 • yā suì qián • [money given to children as a lunar New Year gift]

HSK 6

yā压

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

gōng工

zuò作

shì是

wèi

Information

Pinyinqián

Meaningmoney

Strokes10

Radical钅

Traditional錢

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#233

Zhuyinㄑㄧㄢˊ

UnicodeU+94B1

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钅metal

+戋small

Metal (钅) coins that are small and valuable (戋) — money or coin.

líng零

qián钱

(small) change [money]

零花钱 • líng huā qián • pocket money • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

líng零

huā花

qián钱

pocket money

价钱 • jià qián • price • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

jià价

qián钱

price

Money and wealth

A broader set of words for capital, money, and wealth.

本钱 • běn qián • capital [money] • HSK 6

HSK 6

běn本

qián钱

capital [money]

金钱 • jīn qián • money • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

jīn金

qián钱

money

钱财 • qián cái • Money / Wealth • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qián钱

cái财

Money / Wealth

suì

岁

qián钱

[money given to children as a lunar New Year gift]

值钱 • zhí qián • Valuable

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhí值

qián钱

Valuable

为

le了

zhuàn赚

qián钱

yǎng养

jiā家

。

He works hard to earn money and support his family.

wǒ我

méi没

yǒu有

qián钱

。

I don't have money.

wǒ我

de的

qián钱

bāo包

lǐ里

yǒu有

xiàn现

jīn金

hé和

yín银

háng行

kǎ卡

。

There is cash and bank card in my wallet.

qǐng请

gěi给

wǒ我

yì一

xiē些

líng零

qián钱

zuò坐

gōng公

jiāo交

chē车

。

Please give me some small change for the bus.

zhè这

běn本

shū书

duō多

shao少

qián钱

？

How much money is this book?

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Characters pronounced "qian".

倩qiànbeautiful, lovely; son-in-law
乾qiándry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
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堑qiànmoat, trench, pit, cavity
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镣liàofetters
铡zhásickle for cutting grass or hay
铰jiǎohinge; shears, scissors
钾jiǎpotassium
镀dùplate, coat, gild
钵bōearthenware basin; alms bowl

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