钱

qián = qi + an2

surname Qian

钱 = 戋 + 钅 : The Queen of Hearts has become paranoid recently and thinks all the world wants her money. She hid all her money inside of a floating tank in the anthill's kitchen and guards it with a golden harpoon.

qián = qi + an2

coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bi3] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liang3]

钱 = 戋 + 钅 : The Queen of Hearts has become paranoid recently and thinks all the world wants her money. She hid all her money inside of a floating tank in the anthill's kitchen and guards it with a golden harpoon.

钱 character breakdown

钱
- 戋
  - 一
  - 戈
    - 丿
    - 弋
- 钅

jia̅n = ji + an1

narrow / small

戋 = 一 + 戈 : Mnemonic symbol: a narrow and small floating tank.

戋 = 一 + 戈 : Joan of Arc keeps guard in front of the anthill, her spear at her side. All has been quiet for a long time though, so she just prefers to play her flute all day.

Character component without intrinsic meaning

Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 钱 as component

jia̅n = ji + an1

surname Jian

Words with 钱

to launder money

well-off / wealthy

capital / (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)

capital / (fig.) asset / advantage / the means (to do sth)

to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc)

round coin with a square hole in the middle, used in former times in China

to collect money / to raise funds (for charity)

rich person / the rich

rich and powerful (idiom)

to have money and time / to be part of the leisure class / the idle rich

lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done / money talks

to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet

to scatter money / to give to charity

foreign money / flat silver (former coinage) / also written 銀元|银元

money laundering

to squander money / to spend extravagantly

to raise enough money to do sth / to pool money / to club together (to do sth)

inflation / salary raise

hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit

monthly payment

Sentences with 钱