币

See also: 幣 and 帀

Translingual

Etymology

Simplified from 幣 (敝 → 丿)

Han character

币 (Kangxi radical 50, 巾+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 竹中月 (HLB), composition ⿱丿巾 or ⿻亻冂)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 328, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8774
• Dae Jaweon: page 632, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 728, character 3
• Unihan data for U+5E01

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Chinese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 币 – see 印 (“stamp; seal; trace; mark; sign; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 印).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 币 – see 幣 (“money; coin; currency; silk; etc.”). (This character is the simplified and variant form of 幣).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.