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钱 - qián

money, currency, coins

money, currency, coins

How to read 钱

Click 钱 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinqián
Englishmoney, currency, coins
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

钱串 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 钱包. Please read 钱塘 one more time.

Common words with this character

string of cash
purse; wallet
see 錢塘江|钱塘江[Qian2 tang2 Jiang1]; see 錢塘區|钱塘区[Qian2 tang2 Qu1]
wallet; Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 钱 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 钱串 and 钱包 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 钱.