Chinese symbol for “currency”
货币
huò bì
Traditional: 貨幣
currency; monetary; money
The closest CC-CEDICT match for currency is 货币 (huò bì), defined as: currency; monetary; money.
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 “currency”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通货 (通貨) | tōng huò | currency; (old) exchange of goods |
| 币种 (幣種) | bì zhǒng | currency |
| 币 (幣) | bì | money; coins |
| 金钱 (金錢) | jīn qián | money; currency |
| 贝 (貝) | bèi | cowrie; shellfish |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 货币.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 货物 (貨物) | huò wù | goods; commodity |
| 货车 (貨車) | huò chē | truck; van |
| 期货 (期貨) | qī huò | abbr. for 期货合约 (qī huò hé yuē), futures contract (finance) |
| 货运 (貨運) | huò yùn | freight transport; cargo |
| 骚货 (騷貨) | sāo huò | loose woman; slut |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “currency”.
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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