懂中文 Dong Chinese

鈔

chāo

paper money

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

釒  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

少 sound component

少  Sound component

shǎo, shào

  

few

Evolution

鈔 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鈔 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鈔 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鈔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鈔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

钞 (鈔) 

chāo

paper money, bank notes; copy; money; paper money; variant of 抄[chāo]

Most common words with 鈔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

钞票

paper money

钞

money

假钞

forged note

运钞车

armored car (for transporting valuables)

伪钞

counterfeit currency