Chinese symbol for “cent”

分钱

fēn qián

Traditional: 分錢

cent; penny

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cent is 分钱 (fēn qián), defined as: cent; penny.

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

分 fēn

to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

radical 18 ⼑ · 4 strokes

钱 qián

money, currency, coins

radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

錢 qián

Related words

Other words that share a character with 分钱.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
部分	bù fen	part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]
分析	fēn xī	to analyze; analysis
分别 (分別)	fēn bié	to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
分钟 (分鐘)	fēn zhōng	minute
十分	shí fēn	very; completely
分享	fēn xiǎng	to share (esp. sth enjoyable, useful or beneficial)
赚钱 (賺錢)	zhuàn qián	to earn money; moneymaking
金钱 (金錢)	jīn qián	money; currency

See also: Japanese symbol for “cent”.

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.