Chinese symbol for “coins”
币
bì
Traditional: 幣
money; coins; currency; silk
The closest CC-CEDICT match for coins is 币 (bì), defined as: money; coins; currency; silk.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 币.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 货币 (貨幣) | huò bì | currency; monetary |
| 人民币 (人民幣) | rén mín bì | Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY) |
| 硬币 (硬幣) | yìng bì | coin; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 金币 (金幣) | jīn bì | gold coin |
| 钱币 (錢幣) | qián bì | money (esp. coins) |
| 纸币 (紙幣) | zhǐ bì | bank notes; paper currency |
See also: Japanese symbol for “coins”.
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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