CHINESE SCRIPT

CHINESE CHARACTER FORMATION & ETYMOLOGY

 

 

 

 

10 strokes ( )

ㄑlㄢ2, ㄐlㄢ (qian2, jian2)

qián, jiǎn

 

钱 = coin, money; currency => picto-phonetic, i.e. (the side-radical of ) suggests the meaning, whilst provides the sound

related: 方孔钱