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Chinese symbol for “banknote”

纸钞
zhǐ chāo
Traditional: 紙鈔
banknote

The closest CC-CEDICT match for banknote is 纸钞 (zhǐ chāo), defined as: banknote.

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

纸 zhǐ
paper
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
钞 chāo
bank note, paper money; to counterfeit
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “banknote”

WordPinyinMeaning
票piàoticket; ballot

Related words

Other words that share a character with 纸钞.

WordPinyinMeaning
报纸 (報紙)bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint
纸币 (紙幣)zhǐ bìbank notes; paper currency
图纸 (圖紙)tú zhǐblueprint; drawing
纸张 (紙張)zhǐ zhāngpaper
纸条 (紙條)zhǐ tiáoslip of paper
造纸 (造紙)zào zhǐpapermaking
钞票 (鈔票)chāo piàopaper money; a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)
假钞 (假鈔)jiǎ chāocounterfeit money; forged note

See also: Japanese symbol for “banknote”.

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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