Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
錢 (radical 167, 金+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 金戈戈 (CII), four-corner 83153, composition ⿰釒戔)
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
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Old Chinese
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| 殘
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*zlaːn, *zaːns
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| 戔
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*zlaːn
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| 帴
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*zlaːn, *saːns, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔsleːn, *sreːd
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| 虥
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*zreːn, *zreːn, *zreːnʔ, *zraːns
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| 盞
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*ʔsreːnʔ
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| 醆
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*ʔsreːnʔ, *ʔljenʔ
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| 琖
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*ʔsreːnʔ
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| 剗
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*sʰreːnʔ
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| 棧
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*zreːnʔ, *zraːns, *zrenʔ
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| 輚
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*zreːnʔ, *zraːns
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| 嶘
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*zreːnʔ
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| 錢
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*ʔslenʔ, *zlen
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| 俴
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*ʔslenʔ, *zlenʔ
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| 籛
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*ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn
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| 淺
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*sʰlenʔ, *ʔsleːn
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| 濺
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*ʔsens, *ʔseːn
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| 踐
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*zlenʔ
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| 諓
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*zlenʔ, *zlens
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| 餞
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*zlenʔ, *zlens
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| 賤
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*zlens
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| 綫
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*slens
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| 箋
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*ʔsleːn
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| 牋
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*ʔsleːn
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ʔslenʔ, *zlen): semantic 金 (“metal; gold; money”) + phonetic 戔 (OC *zlaːn).
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation 1[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Pinyin): qián (qian2)
- (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ
- (Chengdu, SP): qian2
- (Dungan, Cyrillic): чян (či͡an, I)
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou, Jyutping): cin4, cin4-2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ten3, ten3*
- Gan (Wiktionary): qien2
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): chhièn
- (Meixian, Guangdong): qiên2
- Jin (Wiktionary): qie1
- Min Bei (KCR): cîng
- Min Dong (BUC): cièng
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien, POJ): chîⁿ / chiân / chhiân
- (Teochew, Peng'im): zin5
- Wu (Wiktionary): xxi (T3)
- Xiang (Wiktionary): zienn2
Note:
- chîⁿ - vernacular;
- chiân - literary;
- chhiân - limited (e.g. in 一錢，二緣，三媠，四少年).
Wu
Xiang
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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錢
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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qián
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ dzjen ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*N-ts[a][n]/
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| English
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coin, money
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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錢
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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6003
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Phonetic
component
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戔
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Rime
group
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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錢
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Old
Chinese
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/*zlen/
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Definitions[edit]
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
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of
錢 (“money”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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錢, 幣
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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錢, 鈔, 金錢, 錢財
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
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錢, 錢兒
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| Taiwan
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錢
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| Tianjin
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錢
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| Muping
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錢
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| Jinan
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錢, 票子
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| Luoyang
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錢兒, 金錢, 錢財
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| Wanrong
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錢
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| Xi'an
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錢, 尕
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| Lanzhou
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尕
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| Xining
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錢
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| Ürümqi
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麻卡爾
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| Wuhan
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錢, 角子
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| Chengdu
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錢, 數數
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| Kunming
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錢兒
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| Guilin
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錢
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| Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)
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錢
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| Yangzhou
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錢, 鈔票
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| Nanjing
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鈔票
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| Hefei
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錢
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| Malaysia
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錢
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| Singapore
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錢
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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錢
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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錢, 銀, 銀紙
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| Hong Kong
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錢, 銀, 銀紙
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| Taishan
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錢, 銀, 銀紙, 鐳
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| Taishan (Guanghai)
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錢
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| Yangjiang
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錢
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| Beihai
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銀紙
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)
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錢
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| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)
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錢
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| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)
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錢
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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鐳
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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鐳, 錢
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
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錢, 鐳, tiền
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| Móng Cái
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錢, tiền
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| Mandalay (Taishan)
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錢, 鐳
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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錢
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| Lichuan
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錢
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| Pingxiang
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錢
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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錢
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| Changting
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錢
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| Wuping
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錢
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| Liancheng
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錢
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| Ninghua
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錢
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| Yudu
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錢
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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錢
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| Liudui (S. Sixian)
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錢
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| Hsinchu (Hailu)
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錢
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| Dongshi (Dabu)
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錢
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| Hsinchu (Raoping)
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錢
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| Yunlin (Zhao'an)
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錢
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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鈔票, 洋錢
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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錢
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| Min Bei
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Jian'ou
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錢
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| Songxi
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錢
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| Zhenghe
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錢
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| Jianyang
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錢
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| Wuyishan
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錢
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| Min Dong
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Fuzhou
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錢
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| Changle
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錢
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| Lianjiang
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錢
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| Fuqing
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錢
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| Pingtan
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錢
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| Yongtai
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錢
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| Minqing
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錢
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| Gutian
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錢
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| Pingnan
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錢
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| Luoyuan
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錢
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| Fu'an
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錢
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| Ningde
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錢
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| Xiapu
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錢
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| Zherong
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錢
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| Shouning
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錢
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| Zhouning
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錢
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| Fuding
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錢
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| Min Nan
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Xiamen
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錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
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錢, 鐳
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| Quanzhou
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錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩
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| Jinjiang
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錢
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| Nan'an
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錢
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| Shishi
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錢
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| Hui'an
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錢
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| Anxi
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錢
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| Yongchun
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錢
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| Dehua
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錢
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| Zhangzhou
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錢, 鐳, 阿字仔, 錢銀, 銀兩
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| Longhai
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錢
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| Changtai
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錢
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| Hua'an
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鐳
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| Nanjing
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鐳, 銀
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| Pinghe
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錢
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| Zhangpu
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錢
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| Yunxiao
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鐳
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| Zhao'an
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錢, 鐳
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| Dongshan
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錢, 鐳
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| Taipei
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錢
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| Kinmen
|
錢
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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鐳, 錢, 銀
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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鐳, 錢
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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錢
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| Longyan
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錢
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| Zhangping
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鐳
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| Datian
|
錢
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| Guilin (Biyange)
|
錢
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| Chaozhou
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鐳, 銀
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| Shantou
|
錢, 銀
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| Chenghai
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鐳, 銀
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| Jieyang
|
鐳, 銀
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| Haifeng
|
錢
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| Phnom Penh (Teochew)
|
鐳
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
鐳, 錢
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| Pontianak (Teochew)
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鐳
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| Leizhou
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錢
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| Wenchang
|
錢
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| Singapore (Hainanese)
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錢
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| Puxian Min
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Putian
|
錢
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| Xianyou
|
錢
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| Min Zhong
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Yong'an
|
錢
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| Sanyuan
|
錢
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| Shaxian
|
錢
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| Yanping (Wangtai)
|
錢
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 老洋, 板板, 血 figuratively, 分 slang, 米 slang
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| Chongming
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鈔票, 銅鈿
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| Suzhou
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鈔票, 銅鈿, 票子
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| Wuxi
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鈔票, 銅錢
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| Danyang
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銅錢, 銅, 洋錢, 錢, 鈔票
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| Hangzhou
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鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 農年, 牙
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| Ningbo
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銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 銅鋃銀子, 鈿
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| Wenzhou
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鈔票, 銅鈿, 番錢, 銅鈿銀, 銅鈿板, 銅板, 板
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| Jinhua
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鈔票, 洋鈿, 鈿, 銅鈿, 銅鈿銀子
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| Xiang
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Changsha
|
錢
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| Shuangfeng
|
錢
|
Descendants[edit]
Others:
- → Hmong-Mien: *dzi̯en (“money”)
- → Thai: สิน (sǐn, “money”)
- → Malay: ci (“mace”)
- → Mongolian: цэн (tsen)
- → Zhuang: cienz (“money; coin; mace”)
Compounds[edit]
Pronunciation 2[edit]
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
錢
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
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| No.
|
5996
|
Phonetic
component
|
戔
|
Rime
group
|
元
|
Rime
subdivision
|
2
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
翦
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Old
Chinese
|
/*ʔslenʔ/
|
Definitions[edit]
錢
- † a kind of farm tool
錢鎛停置，農收積場。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
钱镈停置，农收积场。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 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.
References[edit]
Japanese[edit]
錢
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 銭)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Readings[edit]
錢 (eumhun 돈 전 (don jeon))
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Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
錢: Hán Nôm readings: tiền
- money
