冥钞
míng chāo · false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 冥钞
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
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paper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan); CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1]
冥想míng xiǎngto meditate; meditation
冥钱míng qiánjoss paper made to resemble paper money
冥道míng dàopath to the underworld (in Daoist or folk beliefs, referring to the journey of spirits after death)
冥王míng wángthe king of hell
冥纸míng zhǐjoss paper made to resemble paper money