钱

钱
錢
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.
钱
錢
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

戋
戔
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.
钅
Character component without intrinsic meaning
Mnemonic symbol: a golden harpoon.

Characters with 钱 as component

篯
籛
jia̅n = ji + an1
surname Jian

Words with 钱

金
金
钱
錢
money / currency
花
花
钱
錢
to spend money
零
零
钱
錢
change (of money) / small change / pocket money
大
大
钱
錢
large sum of money / old Chinese type of coin of high denomination
掏
掏
钱
錢
to pay / to spend money / to fork out
零
零
花
花
钱
錢
pocket money / allowance
黑
黑
钱
錢
dirty money
赌
賭
钱
錢
to gamble
零
零
用
用
钱
錢
pocket money / allowance / spending money
赔
賠
钱
錢
to lose money / to pay for damages
钱
錢
币
幣
money
找
找
钱
錢
to give change
酒
酒
钱
錢
tip
一
一
钱
錢
不
不
值
值
not worth a penny / utterly worthless
钱
錢
袋
袋
purse / wallet
钱
錢
庄
莊
old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal
钱
錢
物
物
money and things of value
余
餘
钱
錢
surplus money
香
香
火
火
钱
錢
donations to a temple
体
體
己
己
钱
錢
private saved money of close family members

Sentences with 钱