qián

money, currency, coins

HSK 1 #603

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

不值 bù zhí qián of little value
不名一 bù míng yī qián to be penniless
乱花 luàn huā qián to spend money recklessly; to squander
jiāo qián to pay up; to shell out; to hand over the money to cover sth
份子 fèn zi qián gift money (on the occasion of a wedding etc)
yòng qian commission; brokerage
fèng qián salary
liǎ qián two bits; a small amount of money
儿 liǎ qián r erhua variant of 倆錢兒|俩钱儿[lia3 qian2 r5]
jiè qián to borrow money; to lend money
gōng qián decagram
冤枉 yuān wang qián wasted money; pointless expense
yuān qián pointless expense; not worth the money spent
míng qián joss paper made to resemble paper money
chū qián to pay
fēn qián cent; penny
lì qián interest (on a loan etc)
zhì qián copper coin of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
shèng qián to have money left; remaining money
lì qián payment to a porter
印子 yìn zi qián usury; high interest loan (in former times)
qǔ qián to withdraw money
xǐ qian tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)
四出文 sì chū wén qián coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[Han4 Ling2 Di4], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)
dì qián liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)