錢
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qián · money, currency, coins

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

釒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 錢

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Example sentences

Notice where 錢 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ shì yǒu suǒ yǒu qián de rén.你是有所有錢的人。

You're the one with all the money.

Source: Tatoeba #6150031 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhǎo bú dào wǒ de qián bāo le.我找不到我的錢包了。

I can't find my wallet.

Source: Tatoeba #8352688 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu rén bǎ wǒ de qián dōu tōu le.有人把我的錢都偷了。

Someone has stolen all my money.

Source: Tatoeba #10280089 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ wǒ suǒ yǒu de qián dōu qiāng zǒu le.他把我所有的錢都搶走了。

He robbed me of all my money.

Source: Tatoeba #3149136 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǐ wǒ yǒu qián duō le.他比我有錢多了。

He has much more money than I have.

Source: Tatoeba #348462 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Děng wǒ yǒu qián le, wǒ jiù mǎi tā.等我有錢了,我就買它。

If I get rich, I will buy it.

Source: Tatoeba #5624992 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 錢 in context

  1. Say qián, then recall the core meaning: money, currency, coins.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 錢 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.