懂中文 Dong Chinese

錢

qián

money

Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 戔 represents the sound.

Components
金 meaning component

金  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

戔 sound component

戔  Sound component

jiān

  

small

Evolution

錢 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
錢 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
錢 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

钱 (錢) 

qián

money, currency, coins; coin; money; CL:筆|笔[bǐ]; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng]

钱 (錢) 

Qián

surname Qian

Most common words with 錢
Freq.
Word
Meaning

钱

coin

赚钱

to earn money

金钱

money

钱包

purse

有钱

well-off