钱qián · qian
money, currency, coins. 10 strokes, radical 钅, first met in HSK 3.
What 钱 is made of
钅 (jīn, gold) and 戋 (jiān, small).
钅 carries the meaning — money — and 戋 carries the sound.
How to write 钱
Strokes 1–5 write 钅, then strokes 6–10 write 戋.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 钱
Words that use 钱
| 价钱 | the asking price of goods 买东西时双方说定的钱数 这家店的价钱比隔壁便宜一些。the asking price at this shop is a little cheaper than next door. Lesson 152, 市场消费与品牌 · 贸易经济与市场金融 · Commerce, Economics, Finance & Trade |
| 挣钱 | to earn money 指依靠劳动获取收入 大家脚踏实地依靠诚实劳动挣钱。Everyone relied on honest labor to earn money. Lesson 525, 明断是非 · 知行合一与笃学求真 · Unity of Knowledge and Action & The Pursuit of Truth |
| 金钱 | money 指用来交换的货币财富 金钱并不是衡量价值的唯一标准。money is not the only measure of value. Lesson 602, 金融明辨 · 明辨是非与匡扶正义 · Discerning Truth & Upholding Justice |
| 省钱 | to save money 指少花钱、节约开支 说自己动手做更加省钱。He said doing it yourself works out cheaper. Lesson 641, 圣诞木盒 · 文苑奇葩与学术争鸣 · Literary Gems & Academic Debate |
| 赚钱 | to make money 指做生意获得利润 邻居送来祝愿，说这门生意一定赚钱。They said the business was sure to make money. Lesson 693, 新宅立柱 · 洞明经世与乐居安邦 · Clarity of Vision & Harmonious Living |
Characters that share the sound part 戋
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 钅
All 22 of them, and what the radical means, on the 金 radical page.