钱

qián

coin

surname Qian; money; CL:筆|笔[bi3]; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]

metal (钅) + phonetic (戋) = money

金 grounds the meaning: coins and money were historically made of metal. 戋 mainly contributes the sound qián and does not carry the monetary meaning.

钅+戋→钱
戋ShallowPhonetic
钅MetalSemantic

我没有钱买新衣服。

wǒ méi yǒu qián mǎi xīn yī fu。

I don't have money to buy new clothes.

他把所有的钱都存进了银行。

tā bǎ suǒ yǒu de qián dōu cún jìn le yín háng。

He deposited all his money into the bank.

Words with 钱

房钱

fáng qián

charges for a room

借钱

jiè qián

to borrow money; to lend money

钱学森

qián xué sēn

Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer

分钱

fēn qián

cent

攒钱

zǎn qián

to save up money

血汗钱

xuè hàn qián

hard-earned money

铜钱

tóng qián

copper coin (round with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China)

乱花钱

luàn huā qián

to spend money recklessly

省钱

shěng qián

to save money

洗钱

xǐ qián

to launder money

出钱

chū qián

to pay

酒钱

jiǔ qián

tip

More characters with 钅

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