Chinese symbol for “coin”
钱
qián
Traditional: 錢
coin; money; 笔 (bǐ); unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 (liǎng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for coin is 钱 (qián), defined as: coin; money; 笔 (bǐ); unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 (liǎng).
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “coin”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 硬币 (硬幣) | yìng bì | coin; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 铸币 (鑄幣) | zhù bì | coin; to mint (coins) |
| 生造 | shēng zào | to coin (words or expressions) |
| 泉 | quán | spring (small stream); mouth of a spring |
| 泉币 (泉幣) | quán bì | coin (archaic) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赚钱 (賺錢) | zhuàn qián | to earn money; moneymaking |
| 金钱 (金錢) | jīn qián | money; currency |
| 有钱 (有錢) | yǒu qián | well-off; wealthy |
| 价钱 (價錢) | jià qian | price |
| 钱包 (錢包) | qián bāo | purse; wallet |
| 花钱 (花錢) | huā qián | to spend money |
See also: Japanese symbol for “coin”.
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.