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

purse / wallet

wealth / money

wallet / Taiwan pr. [qian2 jia2]

with money, you can do anything (idiom) / money talks

Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]

Qiantang River that loops around Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1] in Zhejiang Province 浙江省[Zhe4 jiang1 Sheng3]

tidal bore of Qiantang river

lots of money, less work, and close to home / ideal job

Qian Xuesen (1911-2009), Chinese scientist and aeronautical engineer

Money is the root of all evil.

money tree / prostitute / hen that lays golden eggs

Roger Yonchien Tsien (1952-), US Chinese chemist and 2008 Nobel laureate

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920-2016), president of Italy 1999-2006

money is all-powerful / money can move God

Qian Qi (c. 710-780), Tang Dynasty poet

money

Qian Zhongshu (1910-1998), literary academic and novelist, author of the 1947 novel Fortress Beseiged 圍城|围城

r

erhua variant of 錢串|钱串[qian2 chuan4]

string of copper coins (in ancient China) / (fig.) an overly money-oriented person / (zoology) centipede

Qian Qichen (1928-2017), former Chinese vice premier

Sentences with 钱