钱 (pinyin: qián, written "qian" or "qian") means money, currency, coins. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 钱.
Meaning
money, currency, coins
Stroke order
钱
Examples
摸了摸口袋,发现钱包不见了。我立刻紧张起来。
mō le mō kǒu dài, fā xiàn qián bāo bú jiàn le. wǒ lì kè jǐn zhāng qǐ lái.
I patted my pocket and discovered my wallet was gone. I tensed up immediately.
在北方,人们喜欢在除夕晚上吃饺子。因为饺子的形状像古代的钱,所以吃饺子代表新的一年会有钱、有福气。
zài běi fāng, rén men xǐ huan zài chú xī wǎn shang chī jiǎo zi. yīn wèi jiǎo zi de xíng zhuàng xiàng gǔ dài de qián, suǒ yǐ chī jiǎo zi dài biǎo xīn de yì nián huì yǒu qián, yǒu fú qi.
In the north, people like to eat dumplings on New Year's Eve. Because the shape of dumplings is like ancient money, eating dumplings represents that the new year will bring wealth and good fortune.
èr shí fēn zhōng hòu, yí ge xiǎo nán hái zài lìng yì jiā diàn mén kǒu zhǎo dào le wǒ de qián bāo, dōng xi quán dōu zài. wǒ xiàng nà wèi lǎo bǎn dào xiè, tā zhǐ shì xiào xiao shuō: chū mén zài wài, dà jiā hù xiāng zhào gù.
Twenty minutes later, a little boy found my wallet at the entrance of another shop. Everything was still in it. I thanked the vendor, but he just smiled and said: when you're away from home, we all look out for each other.