chāo
paper money
Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 鈔
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
paper money | ||
money | ||
forged note | ||
armored car (for transporting valuables) | ||
counterfeit currency |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
Appears in 5.0136% of movies
2242nd most common character in movies
2647th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+9214 |
Shuowen | “鈔，叉取也。从金，少聲。” |
Sources
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