Word

金钱 (jīn qián) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 金钱

名 míng noun

money

金钱不是万能的。

jīn qián bú shì wàn néng de

Money isn't everything.

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Word breakdown

金 jīn — gold, precious metal (symbolizing value and wealth)

钱 qián — money, currency

1 价钱 jià qián — price HSK 4
- 价 price, value
- 钱 money
Example

这件衣服的价钱很便宜。

zhè jiàn yī fu de jià qián hěn pián yi

The price of this clothing is very cheap.
2 零花钱 líng huā qián — pocket money HSK 4
- 零 small, petty, miscellaneous
- 花 to spend
- 钱 money
Example

妈妈每个月给我一百元零花钱。

mā ma měi gè yuè gěi wǒ yì bǎi yuán líng huā qián

Mom gives me 100 yuan pocket money every month.
3 零钱 líng qián — small change HSK 4
- 零 small, fractional
- 钱 money
Example

你有零钱吗？

nǐ yǒu líng qián ma

Do you have small change?
4 压岁钱 yā suì qián — New Year's money HSK 5
- 压 to suppress, to ward off
- 岁 year, age
- 钱 money
Example

过年的时候，长辈会给小孩压岁钱。

guò nián de shí hou zhǎng bèi huì gěi xiǎo hái yā suì qián

During New Year, elders give children New Year's money.
5 值钱 zhí qián — valuable HSK 7
- 值 worth
- 钱 money
Example

这件古董很值钱。

zhè jiàn gǔ dǒng hěn zhí qián

This antique is very valuable.

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6 本钱 běn qián — capital HSK 7
- 本 principal, original
- 钱 money
Example

他用所有的本钱开了一家餐厅。

tā yòng suǒ yǒu de běn qián kāi le yì jiā cān tīng

He used all his capital to open a restaurant.
7 钱财 qián cái — money and wealth HSK 7
- 钱 money, currency
- 财 wealth, valuables, property
Example

他不看重钱财，更注重精神生活。

tā bù kàn zhòng qián cái gèng zhù zhòng jīng shén shēng huó

He doesn't value money and wealth, he places more emphasis on spiritual life.

Structure & writing

1 金 jīn — gold (metallic element, symbol Au)

金 is not used as a component in any other character.

金 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 钱 qián — currency; money

钱 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 钅 jīn — metal/gold radical

钅 is a component in 43 characters

HSK 1

钟 zhōng a hollow metal resonator that produces sound when struck; a bell 钱 qián currency; money

HSK 2

铁 tiě iron (metallic element, symbol Fe, atomic number 26) 错 cuò uneven; mixed and varied

HSK 3

铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb) 银 yín silver (metallic element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47) 锻 duàn to forge (metal by heating and hammering)

HSK 4

针 zhēn needle or pin (slender metal tool with a point and eye or hook, used for sewing or knitting) 钢 gāng steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content) 钥 yào key 键 jiàn key (mechanical component connecting a shaft to a gear or pulley, usually a rectangular steel block fitted into keyways) 镜 jìng mirror; a reflective device (ancient mirrors were made of polished bronze, modern ones of glass)

HSK 5

铃 líng bell or buzzer (metal sound-making device) 销 xiāo to melt metal into liquid 锁 suǒ lock (metal device requiring a key, code, or card to open) 锅 guō cooking pot or wok (round, concave, made of iron, aluminum, steel, etc.)

HSK 6

钓 diào to fish with a hook and bait 钻 zuān to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed object 铜 tóng copper (metallic element, symbol Cu, atomic number 29) 铺 pū to spread out; to lay flat 链 liàn chain; a rope-like object made of connected metal rings

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镇 zhèn to suppress; to control

HSK 7

衔 xián (lit.) horse bit (mouthpiece) 钉 dīng nail; pin; tack (a slender object made of metal, wood, or bamboo that can be driven into another object) 钙 gài calcium (metallic element, symbol Ca) 钝 dùn blunt; not sharp (opposite of 快、利、锐) 钞 chāo banknote, paper currency

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钦 qīn to admire; to respect 钧 jūn ancient unit of weight equal to thirty jin 钩 gōu hook (a curved, sharp-tipped tool for hanging or retrieving things) 钮 niǔ same as "纽" 铭 míng inscription on a vessel, stele, etc. recording facts or merits; words written or engraved to encourage oneself 铲 chǎn shovel; spatula (a flat or scoop-shaped tool with a long handle, usually made of iron) 铸 zhù to cast metal by melting and pouring into a mold 锄 chú hoe (farm tool for loosening soil and weeding) 锈 xiù rust (oxidized layer on metal surfaces) 锋 fēng blade edge; the sharp or pointed part of a sword, knife, or other weapon 锐 ruì sharp or pointed (of a blade or weapon's edge), opposite of 'blunt' 锡 xī tin (metallic element, symbol Sn, atomic number 50) 锤 chuí hammer (a tool with a handle and a metal head) 锦 jǐn colorful patterned silk fabric 锲 qiè (lit.) to carve with a knife 镶 xiāng to inlay or embed one object into another; to border or edge with a material

2.2 戋 jiān — small, few, little in quantity

戋 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 1

钱 qián currency; money

HSK 4

线 xiàn thread; yarn made of silk, cotton, hemp, etc., used for sewing or knitting

HSK 5

浅 qiǎn shallow (opposite of 'deep') 践 jiàn to tread on; to step on

HSK 6

残 cán defective or incomplete

HSK 7

盏 zhǎn small cup 贱 jiàn cheap; low-priced (opposite of 贵)

Stroke order