钱
錢Meanings
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- 1.surname Qian
- 1.coin
- 2.money
- 3.CL:笔[bǐ]
- 4.unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两[liǎng]
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Wiktionary
- 1.money; price; fee
- 2.coin
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Etymology
Most likely a variant reading of 錢／钱 that underwent further semantic development in Wu. The use of this exact glyph in place of 錢／钱 is more commonly found in Northern Wu. The exact route through which this morpheme came to have a /d/ initial is disputed, argued either to be a substrate retention or through initial assimilation within the word 銅鈿／铜钿. Compare for instance Suzhounese 錢／钱 (²zie, “surname”) and 鈿／钿 (²die, “money (chiefly in compounds)”); as opposed to Jinhuanese 錢／钱 (²die, “surname”) and 鈿／钿 (²die, “money (chiefly in compounds)”). Also confer Wuxinese 銅錢／铜钱 (“money; metal coin”) /doŋ ziɪ/ or Danyangnese 銅錢／铜钱 (“money; metal coin”) /tɔŋ tɕɪ/.
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Components
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Example sentences
我有些钱。
I have a certain amount of money on me.
这不是钱。
This isn't money.
你欠我钱。
You owe me money.
看那堆钱。
Look at all that money.
我没钱了。
I have no money.
那是我的钱。
That's my money.
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