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钱
錢
Qián
1. surname Qian
HSK 1 Very Common • Top 0% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

钱
qián
money, currency, coins
HSK 1 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

罚钱
fáqián
to fine
赏钱
shǎngqian
tip
筹钱
chóuqián
to raise money
缺钱
quēqián
shortage of money
花钱
huāqián
to spend money
要钱
yàoqián
to charge
租钱
zūqian
rent
称钱
chènqián
(coll.) rich
涨钱
zhǎngqián
inflation
纸钱
zhǐqián
ritual money made of paper burnt for the Gods or the dead
凑钱
còuqián
to raise enough money to do sth
臭钱
chòuqián
dirty money
省钱
shěngqián
to save money
茶钱
cháqián
tip
热钱
rèqián
hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit
公钱
gōngqián
decagram
交钱
jiāoqián
to pay up
冤钱
yuānqián
pointless expense
出钱
chūqián
to pay
付钱
fùqián
to pay money

Alternate Entries

钱
qián
coin / money / CL:[[筆|笔<bǐ>]] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael [[兩|两<liǎng>]]
HSK 1

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
602
Word Frequency Rank
228 of 84,292

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