qián

money, currency, coins

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

幣 qián bì money
是萬惡之源 qián shì wàn è zhī yuán Money is the root of all evil.
樹 qián shù money tree; prostitute; hen that lays golden eggs
永健 qián yǒng jiàn Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate
物 qián wù money and things of value
皮 qián pí Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-), president of Italy from 1999 to 2006
糧 qián liáng land tax; money and grain (given as tax or tribute)
能通神 qián néng tōng shén money is all-powerful; money can move God
莊 qián zhuāng money farm (dealing in illegal foreign currency of money laundering)
袋 qián dài purse; wallet
財 qián cái wealth; money
起 qián qǐ Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet
鈔 qián chāo money
鐘書 qián zhōng shū Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城
零用 líng yòng qián pocket money; allowance; spending money
零花 líng huā qián pocket money; allowance
líng qián change (of money); small change; pocket money
yú qián surplus money
香火 xiāng huǒ qián donations to a temple
體己 tī ji qián private saved money of close family members
hēi qián dirty money
mài qián sell data for profit; profit from selling personal data
jiāng qián to place money; refers to the action of putting money somewhere