錢
See also: 钱 and 銭
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Translingual
| Traditional | 錢 |
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| Shinjitai | 銭 |
| Simplified | 钱 |
Han character
錢 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 金戈戈 (CII), four-corner 83153, composition ⿰釒戔)
References
- KangXi: page 1311, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40563
- Dae Jaweon: page 1812, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4217, character 10
- Unihan data for U+9322
Chinese
| trad. | 錢 | |
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| simp. | 钱 | |
| alternative forms | 銭 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (戔) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 殘 | *zlaːn, *zaːns |
| 戔 | *zlaːn |
| 帴 | *zlaːn, *saːns, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔsleːn, *sreːd |
| 虥 | *zreːn, *zreːn, *zreːnʔ, *zraːns |
| 盞 | *ʔsreːnʔ |
| 醆 | *ʔsreːnʔ, *ʔljenʔ |
| 琖 | *ʔsreːnʔ |
| 剗 | *sʰreːnʔ |
| 棧 | *zreːnʔ, *zraːns, *zrenʔ |
| 輚 | *zreːnʔ, *zraːns |
| 嶘 | *zreːnʔ |
| 錢 | *ʔslenʔ, *zlen |
| 俴 | *ʔslenʔ, *zlenʔ |
| 籛 | *ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn |
| 淺 | *sʰlenʔ, *ʔsleːn |
| 濺 | *ʔsens, *ʔseːn |
| 踐 | *zlenʔ |
| 諓 | *zlenʔ, *zlens |
| 餞 | *zlenʔ, *zlens |
| 賤 | *zlens |
| 綫 | *slens |
| 箋 | *ʔsleːn |
| 牋 | *ʔsleːn |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔslenʔ, *zlen) : semantic 金 (“metal; gold; money”) + phonetic 戔／戋 (OC *zlaːn).
Etymology
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Pronunciation 1
Definitions
錢
- money; cash
- 我沒有錢。／我没有钱。 ― Wǒ méiyǒu qián. ― I don't have money.
- currency; coins
- 古錢／古钱 ― gǔ qián ― ancient coin
- 銅錢／铜钱 ― tóngqián ― copper (coin)
- cost; fund; expense
- 多少錢？／多少钱？ ― Duōshao qián? ― How much does it cost?
- 偌濟錢？／偌济钱？ [Hokkien] ― Gōa chē chîⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― How much does it cost?
- 車錢／车钱 ― chēqián ― transport cost
- coin-shaped object
- 榆錢／榆钱 ― yúqián ― fruit of an elm tree
- mace (unit of weight equivalent to one tenth of a 兩／两 (liǎng, “tael”) and equal to ten 分 (fēn, “candareen”))
- a surname. Qian, listed second in the Baijiaxing & the dynasty of the kings of Wuyue
- 錢穆／钱穆 ― Qián Mù ― Chien Mu (Chinese historian)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 錢 (“money”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Classical Chinese | 錢, 幣 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 錢, 鈔, 金錢, 錢財 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 錢, 錢兒 |
| Taiwan | 錢 | |
| Tianjin | 錢 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 錢 | |
| Jinan | 錢, 票子 | |
| Luoyang | 錢兒, 金錢, 錢財 | |
| Wanrong | 錢 | |
| Xi'an | 錢, 尕 | |
| Lanzhou | 尕 | |
| Xining | 錢 | |
| Ürümqi | 麻卡爾 | |
| Wuhan | 錢, 角子 | |
| Chengdu | 錢, 數數 | |
| Kunming | 錢兒 | |
| Guilin | 錢 | |
| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 錢 | |
| Yangzhou | 錢, 鈔票 | |
| Nanjing | 鈔票 | |
| Hefei | 錢 | |
| Malaysia | 錢 | |
| Singapore | 錢 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 錢 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 錢, 銀, 銀紙 |
| Hong Kong | 錢, 銀, 銀紙 | |
| Macau | 錢 | |
| Taishan | 錢, 銀, 銀紙, 鐳 | |
| Taishan (Guanghai) | 錢 | |
| Yangjiang | 錢 | |
| Beihai | 銀紙 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 錢 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 錢 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 錢 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鐳 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 鐳, 錢 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 錢, 鐳, tiền | |
| Móng Cái | 錢, tiền | |
| Mandalay (Taishan) | 錢, 鐳 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 錢 |
| Lichuan | 錢 | |
| Pingxiang | 錢 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 錢 |
| Changting | 錢 | |
| Wuping | 錢 | |
| Liancheng | 錢 | |
| Ninghua | 錢 | |
| Yudu | 錢 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 錢 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 錢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 錢 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 錢 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 錢 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 錢 | |
| Kuching (Hepo) | 鐳 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鈔票, 洋錢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 錢 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 錢 |
| Songxi | 錢 | |
| Zhenghe | 錢 | |
| Jianyang | 錢 | |
| Wuyishan | 錢 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 錢 |
| Changle | 錢 | |
| Lianjiang | 錢 | |
| Fuqing | 錢 | |
| Pingtan | 錢 | |
| Yongtai | 錢 | |
| Minqing | 錢 | |
| Gutian | 錢 | |
| Pingnan | 錢 | |
| Luoyuan | 錢 | |
| Fu'an | 錢 | |
| Ningde | 錢 | |
| Xiapu | 錢 | |
| Zherong | 錢 | |
| Shouning | 錢 | |
| Zhouning | 錢 | |
| Fuding | 錢 | |
| Singapore (Fuqing) | 錢 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 錢, 鐳 | |
| Quanzhou | 錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩 | |
| Jinjiang | 錢 | |
| Nan'an | 錢 | |
| Shishi | 錢 | |
| Hui'an | 錢 | |
| Anxi | 錢 | |
| Yongchun | 錢 | |
| Dehua | 錢 | |
| Zhangzhou | 錢, 鐳, 阿字仔, 錢銀, 銀兩 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 錢 | |
| Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 錢 | |
| Hua'an | 鐳 | |
| Nanjing | 鐳, 銀 | |
| Pinghe | 錢 | |
| Zhangpu | 錢 | |
| Yunxiao | 鐳 | |
| Zhao'an | 錢, 鐳 | |
| Dongshan | 錢, 鐳 | |
| Taipei | 錢 | |
| Kinmen | 錢 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 鐳, 錢, 銀 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 鐳, 錢 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 錢 | |
| Longyan | 錢 | |
| Zhangping | 鐳 | |
| Datian | 錢 | |
| Guilin (Biyange) | 錢 | |
| Chaozhou | 鐳, 銀 | |
| Shantou | 錢, 銀 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 鐳, 銀 | |
| Jieyang | 鐳, 銀 | |
| Haifeng | 錢 | |
| Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 鐳 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 鐳, 錢 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 鐳 | |
| Leizhou | 錢 | |
| Wenchang | 錢 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 錢 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 錢 |
| Xianyou | 錢 | |
| Min Zhong | Yong'an | 錢 |
| Sanyuan | 錢 | |
| Shaxian | 錢 | |
| Yanping (Wangtai) | 錢 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 老洋, 板板, 血 figuratively, 分 slang, 米 slang |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 鈔票, 銅鈿 | |
| Suzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 票子 | |
| Wuxi | 鈔票, 銅錢 | |
| Danyang | 銅錢, 銅, 洋錢, 錢, 鈔票 | |
| Hangzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 農年, 牙 | |
| Ningbo | 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 銅鋃銀子, 鈿 | |
| Wenzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 番錢, 銅鈿銀, 銅鈿板, 銅板, 板 | |
| Jinhua | 鈔票, 洋鈿, 鈿, 銅鈿, 銅鈿銀子 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 錢 |
| Shuangfeng | 錢 | |
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (錢):
- → Japanese: 銭 (sen, “mace”)
- → Korean: 전(錢) (jeon, “mace”)
- → Vietnamese: tiền (錢, “money”)
Others:
- → English: Qian, Chien, Tsien, Chin
- → Proto-Hmong-Mien: *dzi̯en (“money”)
- → Thai: สิน (sǐn, “money”)
- → Malay: ci (“mace”)
- → Mongolian: цэн (cen)
- → Zhuang: cienz (“money; coin; mace”)
Compounds
Derived terms from 錢
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Pronunciation 2
Definitions
錢
- † a kind of farm tool
- 錢鎛停置，農收積場。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 3rd century, Cao Cao, 《步出夏門行·冬十月》
- Jiǎn bó tíng zhì, nóng shōu jī cháng. [Pinyin]
- Spades and hoes are put aside; crops are piled up on the ground.
钱镈停置，农收积场。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
References
- “錢”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學／香港中文大学 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “Entry #12022”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Shinjitai | 銭 |
Kyūjitai | 錢 |
Kanji
錢
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 銭)
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Readings
- Go-on: せん (sen); ぜん (zen)
- Kan-on: せん (sen)
- Kun: ぜに (zeni, 錢); すき (suki, 錢)
Korean
Hanja
錢 (eumhun 돈 전 (don jeon))
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Vietnamese
Han character
錢: Hán Việt readings: tiền[1][2][3]
錢: Nôm readings: tiền[1]
- chữ Hán form of tiền (“money”).
References
- Nguyễn (2014).
- Nguyễn et al. (2009).
- Trần (2004).