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Chinese symbol for “asset”

本钱
běn qián
Traditional: 本錢
capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for asset is 本钱 (běn qián), defined as: capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

本 běn
root, origin, source; basis
radical 75 ⽊ · 5 strokes
钱 qián
money, currency, coins
radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 本钱.

WordPinyinMeaning
根本gēn běnfundamental; basic
基本jī běnbasic; fundamental
版本bǎn běnversion; edition
资本 (資本)zī běncapital (economics)
本来 (本來)běn láioriginal; originally
本身běn shēnitself; in itself
赚钱 (賺錢)zhuàn qiánto earn money; moneymaking
金钱 (金錢)jīn qiánmoney; currency

See also: Japanese symbol for “asset”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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