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 make money

salary / wages

a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken / a source of easy money (idiom)

to change money / to sell

lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck

charges for a room / house rental

security deposit / earnest money (real estate) / good-faith deposit

a loss / to lose money

to get money / to accumulate money

(dialect) to make money

(coll.) to grab money / to rake in money

to bear part of the cost

small sum of money / loose change / Cantonese equivalent of 零錢|零钱[ling2 qian2]

much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions

to deposit money / to save money

piggy bank / coin bank / money box

Chinese unit of weight equivalent to 5 grams

room charge in a hotel / accommodation expenses

quick buck

to collect money from sb / to give money to sb

Sentences with 钱