Chinese Character 钱 Meanings and components.

Form

钱

Meaning

钱 meaning[3] in English

Surname Qian.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 钱 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are (钅) , and narrow (戋)

Its radical[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with CIJ

How to write 钱

To write钱qian2surname Qian you should write a combination of 钅jin1 , 戋jian1narrow arranged in a 吅 shape:

钅 + 戋 = 钱

钱 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 钱 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 钱, looks as follow:

钱
Pinyin:qian2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Surname Qian
钅
Pinyin:jin1
戋
Pinyin:jian1 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Narrow . Small
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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