Characters · 10 strokes · traditional 錢
钱
qián money
Where the shape comes from
The metal radical 钅on the left, because money was metal, with 戋 on the right for the sound.
钅metal
戋sound
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
多少钱
duōshao qián
how much?
零钱
língqián
small change
有钱
yǒuqián
rich
Watch out: the mistake people make
The metal radical 钅appears in most words about metals and tools, and is worth recognising early.
The traditional form
In Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau this character is written 錢. It is the same word with the same sound and meaning. This course teaches the simplified form, and the traditional one is here so you recognise it when you see it.