Chinese symbol for “penny”
子儿
zǐ r
Traditional: 子兒
(coll.) penny; buck
The closest CC-CEDICT match for penny is 子儿 (zǐ r), defined as: (coll.) penny; buck.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “penny”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便士 | biàn shì | (loanword) pence; penny |
| 分钱 (分錢) | fēn qián | cent; penny |
| 本士 | běn shì | (loanword) pence; penny |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 子儿.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
| 妻子 | qī zǐ | wife and children |
| 样子 (樣子) | yàng zi | appearance; manner |
| 女儿 (女兒) | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 儿童 (兒童) | ér tóng | child |
| 婴儿 (嬰兒) | yīng ér | infant; baby |
See also: Japanese symbol for “penny”.
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.