# 錢

| 錢 | U+9322, &#37666; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9322 |
| ← 錡 [U+9321] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 錣 → [U+9323] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 錢 |
| Shinjitai | 銭 |
| Simplified | 钱 |

### Han character

錢 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+8, 16 strokes, cangjie input 金戈戈 (CII), four-corner 8315$_3$, composition ⿰釒戔)

#### Derived characters

* 籛 𪷻 𮕒 𨪑 𬬌 𪩞 𧂂 𥃒 𥗛 𧔢 𪈇

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1311, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40563
* Dae Jaweon: page 1812, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4217, character 10
* Unihan data for U+9322

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 殘 | *zlaːn, *zaːns |
| 戔 | *zlaːn |
| 帴 | *zlaːn, *saːns, *ʔslenʔ, *ʔsleːn, *sreːd |
| 虥 | *zreːn, *zreːn, *zreːnʔ, *zraːns |
| 盞 | *ʔsreːnʔ |
| 醆 | *ʔsreːnʔ, *ʔljenʔ |
| 琖 | *ʔsreːnʔ |
| 剗 | *sʰreːnʔ |
| 棧 | *zreːnʔ, *zraːns, *zrenʔ |
| 輚 | *zreːnʔ, *zraːns |
| 嶘 | *zreːnʔ |
| 錢 | *ʔslenʔ, *zlen |
| 俴 | *ʔslenʔ, *zlenʔ |
| 籛 | *ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens, *ʔsleːn |
| 淺 | *sʰlenʔ, *ʔsleːn |
| 濺 | *ʔsens, *ʔseːn |
| 踐 | *zlenʔ |
| 諓 | *zlenʔ, *zlens |
| 餞 | *zlenʔ, *zlens |
| 賤 | *zlens |
| 綫 | *slens |
| 箋 | *ʔsleːn |
| 牋 | *ʔsleːn |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ʔslenʔ, *zlen): semantic 金 (“metal; gold; money”) + phonetic 戔 (OC *zlaːn).

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qián (qian$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qian$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): qián
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): cién
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чян (či͡an, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cin$^4$ / cin$^{4-2}$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): cin$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ten$^3$ / ten$^{3*}$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qien$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhièn
    (Hailu, HRS): cien
    (Meixian, Guangdong): qiên$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): qie$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): cîng
* Eastern Min (BUC): cièng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zing$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chîⁿ / chiân / chên / chhiân
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zin$^5$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ji$^5$ / qieng$^5$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): zin$^4$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$zhi / $^2$zie / $^2$zi / $^2$jie / $^2$jien / $^2$ji
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zienn$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qián
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cián
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^2$
*** Yale: chyán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyan
*** Palladius: цянь (cjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (錢兒 / 钱儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qiánr
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ciánr
*** Wade–Giles: chʻien$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: chyánr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyal
*** Palladius: цяньр (cjanʹr)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑɻ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: qian$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: kian
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: qián
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiã²⁴/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: cién
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): cien$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiẽ²⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чян (či͡an, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cin$^4$ / cin$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: chìhn / chín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsin$^4$ / tsin$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: qin$^4$ / qin$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiːn²¹/, /t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: cin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰin²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ten$^3$ / ten$^{3*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰen²²/, /tʰen²²⁻²²⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: qien$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhièn
*** Hakka Romanization System: qien$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: qian$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: cien
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰien⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: qiên$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiɛn¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qie$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰie¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cîng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cièng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sieŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zing$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Zhangpu, Changtai, General Taiwanese, Klang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chîⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tsînn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cvii
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Taipei, Klang): /t͡sĩ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /t͡sĩ²¹³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sĩ¹³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sĩ²³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Yongchun, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiân
*** Tâi-lô: tsiân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cieen
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Yongchun, Taipei): /t͡siɛn²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn¹³/
** (Hokkien: Hui'an)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chên
*** Tâi-lô: tsên
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zeen
*** IPA (Hui'an): /t͡sen²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiân
*** Tâi-lô: tshiân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: chieen
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn²⁴/
* chîⁿ - vernacular (incl. surname);
* chiân/chên - literary;
* chhiân - limited (e.g. in 一錢，二緣，三媠，四少年).
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit錢 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕʰian³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /t͡ɕʰian²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡ɕʰian⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /t͡ɕʰiã⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /t͡sʰiã⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /t͡sʰian⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡ɕʰiã²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡ɕʰiã²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /t͡ɕʰian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /t͡ɕʰiɛ̃n⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡ɕʰian⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡ɕʰian³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡ɕʰian²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /t͡ɕʰiɛ̃³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡sʰien²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡ɕʰiĩ⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕʰie¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡ɕʰie̞¹³/ /t͡ɕie̞¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡ɕʰie³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ʑi²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /ziɪ¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /d͡ʑiẽ̞²¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /d͡ʑi³¹/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡sʰiɛ⁴⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡siẽ¹³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /d͡ziẽ¹²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡ɕʰiɛn²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰien¹¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /t͡sʰien¹¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰin²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sʰin²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sʰin²¹/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡sian³⁵/ /t͡sĩ³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡sieŋ⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡siŋ³³/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sĩ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡si³¹/ |
* Middle Chinese: dzjen
Rime :
| Character | 錢 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 從 (15) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 昨仙切 |
| Baxter | dzjen |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /d͡ziᴇn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /d͡ziɛn/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /d͡zjæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /d͡zian/ |
| Li Rong | /d͡ziɛn/ |
| Wang Li | /d͡zĭɛn/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /d͡zʱi̯ɛn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qián |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cin$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-ts[a][n]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*zlen/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 錢 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qián |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dzjen › |
| Old Chinese | /*N-ts[a][n]/ |
| English | coin, money |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 錢 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 6003 |
| Phonetic component | 戔 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 錢 |
| Old Chinese | /*zlen/ |

#### Definitions

錢
* money; cash
    我沒有錢。／我没有钱。 ― Wǒ méiyǒu qián. ― I don't have money.
* currency; coins
    古錢／古钱 ― gǔ qián ― ancient coin
    銅錢／铜钱 ― tóngqián ― copper (coin)
* cost; fund; expense
    多少錢？／多少钱？ ― Duōshao qián? ― How much does it cost?
    偌濟錢？／偌济钱？ [Hokkien] ― Gōa chē chîⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― How much does it cost?
    車錢／车钱 ― chēqián ― transport cost
* coin-shaped object
    榆錢／榆钱 ― yúqián ― fruit of an elm tree
* mace (unit of weight equivalent to one tenth of a 兩／两 (liǎng, “tael”) and equal to ten 分 (fēn, “candareen”))
* a surname, Qian, listed second in the Baijiaxing & the dynasty of the kings of Wuyue
    錢穆／钱穆 ― Qián Mù ― Chien Mu (Chinese historian)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 錢, 幣 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 錢, 鈔, 金錢, 錢財 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 錢, 錢兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 錢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 錢 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 錢, 票子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 錢兒, 金錢, 錢財 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 錢, 尕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 尕 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 麻卡爾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 錢, 數數 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 錢, 角子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 錢兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 鈔票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 錢, 鈔票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 錢, 銀, 銀紙, 水 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 錢, 銀, 銀紙, 水, 錢銀, 鐳 slang, 銀兩 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 錢, 銀, 銀紙, 鐳 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鐳 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 錢, 鐳, tiền, 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 錢, tiền |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 錢, 鐳 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 錢 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 錢 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 錢 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 錢 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 水, 沙水, 沙 |
| Hakka | Changting | 錢 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 錢 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 錢 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 錢 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 錢 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 鐳 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鈔票, 洋錢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 錢, 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 錢, 鐳, 阿字仔, 錢銀, 銀兩 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 鐳, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 錢, 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 錢, 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鐳, 錢, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鐳, 錢, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鐳, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 錢, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 鐳, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鐳, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鐳, 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 鐳, 錢, 票 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 鐳, 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 錢 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 錢 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 錢 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 錢 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 錢 |
| Shaojiang Min | Shaowu | 錢, 龍錢, 票兒 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 錢 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 老洋, 板板, 血 figuratively, 分 slang, 米 slang |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鈔票, 銅鈿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 票子 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 鈔票, 銅錢 |
| Wu | Danyang | 銅錢, 銅, 洋錢, 錢, 鈔票 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 農年, 牙 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 銅鋃銀子, 鈿 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 番錢, 銅鈿銀, 銅鈿板, 銅板, 板 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鈔票, 洋鈿, 鈿, 銅鈿, 銅鈿銀子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 錢, 夾老倌 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 錢 |

#### Compounds

* 一毛錢 / 一毛钱
* 下本錢 / 下本钱
* 三銖錢 / 三铢钱
* 不值錢 / 不值钱 (bùzhíqián)
* 中用錢 / 中用钱
* 乾茶錢 / 干茶钱
* 了錢 / 了钱 (liáu-chîⁿ) (Min Nan)
* 五銖錢 / 五铢钱
* 付錢 / 付钱 (fùqián)
* 佣錢 (yòngqián)
* 使用錢 / 使用钱
* 使錢 / 使钱 (shǐqián)
* 便錢 / 便钱 (biànqián)
* 保錢 / 保钱
* 保頭錢 / 保头钱
* 倒包錢 / 倒包钱
* 倓錢 / 倓钱
* 借錢 / 借钱 (jièqián)
* 值錢 / 值钱 (zhíqián)
* 倒錢 / 倒钱
* 倆錢兒 / 俩钱儿
* 偌濟錢 / 偌济钱 (gōa-chē chîⁿ)
* 偏錢 / 偏钱
* 儉錢 / 俭钱 (khiām-chîⁿ) (Min Nan)
* 價錢 / 价钱 (jiàqián)
* 儭錢 / 𠋆钱
* 儹錢 / 𰃆钱
* 免苦錢 / 免苦钱
* 公事錢 / 公事钱
* 公錢 / 公钱
* 冤枉錢 / 冤枉钱
* 冤苦錢 / 冤苦钱
* 冥錢 / 冥钱
* 出錢 / 出钱 (chūqián)
* 分錢 / 分钱
* 利錢 / 利钱 (lìqián)
* 制錢 / 制钱 (zhìqián)
* 力錢 / 力钱
* 匯錢 / 汇钱
* 印子錢 / 印子钱 (yìnziqián)
* 口錢 / 口钱
* 古錢 / 古钱 (gǔqián)
* 合子錢 / 合子钱
* 向錢看 / 向钱看
* 喜錢 / 喜钱 (xǐqián)
* 報錢 / 报钱
* 墊箱錢 / 垫箱钱
* 墊背錢 / 垫背钱
* 墊錢 / 垫钱
* 壓歲錢 / 压岁钱 (yāsuìqián)
* 外來錢 / 外来钱
* 夜合錢 / 夜合钱
* 大價錢 / 大价钱
* 大錢 / 大钱 (dàqián)
* 女錢 / 女钱
* 好看錢 / 好看钱
* 媒錢 / 媒钱
* 子錢 / 子钱 (zǐqián)
* 存錢 / 存钱 (cúnqián)
* 學課錢 / 学课钱
* 守錢奴 / 守钱奴
* 守錢虜 / 守钱虏
* 定錢 / 定钱 (dìngqián)
* 尋錢 / 寻钱
* 小錢 / 小钱 (xiǎoqián)
* 工錢 / 工钱 (gōngqián)
* 工顧錢 / 工顾钱
* 差錢 / 差钱
* 常例錢 / 常例钱
* 底子錢 / 底子钱
* 弄錢 / 弄钱
* 彩錢 / 彩钱
* 後手錢 / 后手钱
* 息錢 / 息钱
* 恩養錢 / 恩养钱
* 意錢 / 意钱
* 慳錢 / 悭钱
* 憨錢 / 憨钱
* 房宿錢 / 房宿钱
* 房錢 / 房钱 (fángqián)
* 房飯錢 / 房饭钱
* 打業錢 / 打业钱
* 打錢 / 打钱 (dǎqián)
* 找錢 / 找钱 (zhǎoqián)
* 折錢 / 折钱
* 把錢 / 把钱
* 拜見錢 / 拜见钱
* 拜錢 / 拜钱
* 挑錢 / 挑钱
* 捐錢 / 捐钱 (juānqián)
* 掏錢 / 掏钱 (tāoqián)
* 掛錢 / 挂钱
* 掙錢 / 挣钱 (zhèngqián)
* 揪心錢 / 揪心钱
* 換錢 / 换钱 (huànqián)
* 搖錢樹 / 摇钱树 (yáoqiánshù)
* 摟錢 / 搂钱
* 撒紙錢 / 撒纸钱
* 撥錢 / 拨钱
* 撈錢 / 捞钱 (lāoqián)
* 撚錢 / 撚钱
* 擱錢 / 搁钱
* 攢錢 / 攒钱
* 攤錢 / 摊钱
* 攧錢 / 𭣇钱
* 斂錢 / 敛钱
* 料錢 / 料钱
* 日事錢 / 日事钱
* 日頭錢 / 日头钱
* 昧心錢 / 昧心钱
* 會錢 / 会钱
* 月錢 / 月钱
* 有錢 / 有钱 (yǒuqián)
* 有錢人 / 有钱人 (yǒuqiánrén)
* 本分錢 / 本分钱
* 本錢 / 本钱 (běnqián)
* 杖錢 / 杖钱
* 村錢 / 村钱
* 杖頭錢 / 杖头钱
* 楮錢 / 楮钱 (chǔqián)
* 榆錢 / 榆钱 (yúqián)
* 標手錢 / 标手钱
* 母錢 / 母钱
* 毛錢 / 毛钱 (máoqián)
* 永樂錢 / 永乐钱
* 沙錢 / 沙钱
* 洗手錢 / 洗手钱
* 活錢 / 活钱 (huóqián)
* 洗錢 / 洗钱 (xǐqián)
* 洋錢 / 洋钱 (yángqián)
* 混錢 / 混钱
* 渡錢 / 渡钱
* 湊錢 / 凑钱 (còuqián)
* 溪錢 / 溪钱
* 烈紙錢 / 烈纸钱
* 熱錢 / 热钱 (rèqián)
* 燒埋錢 / 烧埋钱
* 燈油錢 / 灯油钱
* 牌錢樹 / 牌钱树
* 犀錢 / 犀钱
* 現錢 / 现钱 (xiànqián)
* 用錢 / 用钱 (yòngqián)
* 瘞錢 / 瘗钱
* 白錢 / 白钱
* 目子錢 / 目子钱
* 省錢 / 省钱 (shěngqián)
* 看錢奴 / 看钱奴
* 私房錢 / 私房钱 (sīfángqián)
* 私錢 / 私钱
* 稱錢 / 称钱 (chènqián)
* 節錢 / 节钱
* 箱底錢 / 箱底钱
* 箱錢 / 箱钱
* 簸錢 / 簸钱
* 糟錢兒 / 糟钱儿
* 紙錢 / 纸钱 (zhǐqián)
* 綺錢 / 绮钱
* 綠錢 / 绿钱
* 耍錢 / 耍钱 (shuǎqián)
* 肉裡錢 / 肉里钱
* 腳步錢 / 脚步钱
* 腳錢 / 脚钱
* 臭錢 / 臭钱 (chòuqián)
* 臺錢 / 台钱
* 船錢 / 船钱
* 花錢 / 花钱 (huāqián)
* 苔錢 / 苔钱
* 茶水錢 / 茶水钱
* 茶錢 / 茶钱 (cháqián)
* 草鞋錢 / 草鞋钱
* 莢錢 / 荚钱
* 落錢 / 落钱
* 蟻鼻錢 / 蚁鼻钱
* 血汗錢 / 血汗钱 (xuèhànqián)
* 行錢 / 行钱
* 襯錢 / 衬钱
* 要錢 / 要钱
* 見錢 / 见钱
* 討錢 / 讨钱 (thó-chîⁿ) (Min Nan)
* 課錢 / 课钱
* 謝媒錢 / 谢媒钱
* 買命錢 / 买命钱
* 買服錢 / 买服钱
* 貼本錢 / 贴本钱
* 買路錢 / 买路钱 (mǎilùqián)
* 費錢 / 费钱
* 貼錢 / 贴钱 (tiēqián)
* 買閒錢 / 买闲钱
* 賣花錢 / 卖花钱
* 賠錢 / 赔钱 (péiqián)
* 賣錢 / 卖钱
* 賞錢 / 赏钱 (shǎngqián)
* 賠錢貨 / 赔钱货
* 賭錢 / 赌钱 (dǔqián)
* 賭錢廠 / 赌钱厂
* 賺錢 / 赚钱 (zhuànqián)
* 贏錢 / 赢钱
* 趁錢 / 趁钱 (chènqián)
* 身丁錢 / 身丁钱
* 車腳錢 / 车脚钱
* 車錢 / 车钱 (chēqián)
* 輸錢 / 输钱
* 送錢 / 送钱
* 退錢 / 退钱 (tuìqián)
* 連錢 / 连钱
* 連錢草 / 连钱草
* 連錢驄 / 连钱骢
* 過錢 / 过钱
* 過門錢 / 过门钱
* 還錢 / 还钱 (huánqián)
* 鄧通錢 / 邓通钱
* 酒錢 / 酒钱 (jiǔqián)
* 金錢 / 金钱 (jīnqián)
* 金錢板 / 金钱板 (jīnqiánbǎn)
* 金錢棒 / 金钱棒
* 金錢豹 / 金钱豹 (jīnqiánbào)
* 銀錢 / 银钱 (yínqián)
* 銅錢 / 铜钱 (tóngqián)
* 錢七 / 钱七
* 錢串子 / 钱串子
* 錢兒癬 / 钱儿癣
* 錢包 / 钱包 (qiánbāo)
* 錢坫 / 钱坫
* 錢垛 / 钱垛
* 錢塘 / 钱塘 (Qiántáng)
* 錢塘江 / 钱塘江 (Qiántáng Jiāng)
* 錢塘潮 / 钱塘潮
* 錢多多 / 钱多多
* 錢寨 / 钱寨 (Qiánzhài)
* 錢崗一 / 钱岗一
* 錢崗二 / 钱岗二
* 錢市 / 钱市
* 錢布 / 钱布
* 錢帛 / 钱帛
* 錢幣 / 钱币 (qiánbì)
* 錢引 / 钱引
* 錢文 / 钱文
* 錢會 / 钱会
* 錢板兒 / 钱板儿
* 錢橋 / 钱桥 (Qiánqiáo)
* 錢樹子 / 钱树子
* 錢櫃 / 钱柜 (qiánguì)
* 錢泳 / 钱泳
* 錢潮 / 钱潮
* 錢灃 / 钱沣
* 錢爐 / 钱炉 (qiánlú)
* 錢當 / 钱当
* 錢票 / 钱票
* 錢穀 / 钱谷
* 錢筒 / 钱筒
* 錢糧 / 钱粮 (qiánliáng)
* 錢紙 / 钱纸 (qiánzhǐ)
* 錢荒 / 钱荒 (qiánhuāng)
* 錢莊 / 钱庄 (qiánzhuāng)
* 錢袋 / 钱袋 (qiándài)
* 錢褡子 / 钱褡子
* 錢財 / 钱财 (qiáncái)
* 錢起 / 钱起
* 錢通 / 钱通
* 錢鈔 / 钱钞 (qiánchāo)
* 錢鋪 / 钱铺
* 錢陌 / 钱陌
* 錢龍 / 钱龙
* 錢龍宴 / 钱龙宴
* 鑽錢眼 / 钻钱眼 (zuān qiányǎn)
* 長歲錢 / 长岁钱
* 長錢 / 长钱
* 門錢 / 门钱
* 開手錢 / 开手钱
* 閒錢 / 闲钱 (xiánqián)
* 開門錢 / 开门钱
* 陪錢貨 / 陪钱货
* 零用錢 / 零用钱 (língyòngqián)
* 零錢 / 零钱 (língqián)
* 青錢 / 青钱
* 鞋底錢 / 鞋底钱
* 領錢 / 领钱 (lǐngqián)
* 頭錢 / 头钱
* 風流錢 / 风流钱
* 飛錢 / 飞钱 (fēiqián)
* 飯錢 / 饭钱
* 香油錢 / 香油钱
* 香錢 / 香钱
* 馬口錢 / 马口钱
* 馬錢子 / 马钱子 (mǎqiánzǐ)
* 髒錢 / 脏钱
* 鵝眼錢 / 鹅眼钱
* 麴錢 / 曲钱 (qūqián)
* 黃邊錢 / 黄边钱 (huángbiānqián)
* 黃錢 / 黄钱 (huángqián)
* 黑錢 / 黑钱 (hēiqián)
* 齋襯錢 / 斋衬钱

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 銭(せん) (sen, “mace”)
* → Korean: 전(錢) (jeon, “mace”)
* → Vietnamese: tiền (錢, “money”)
Others:
* → English: Qian, Chien, Tsien, Chin
* → Proto-Hmong-Mien: *dzi̯en (“money”)
* → Thai: สิน (sǐn, “money”)
* → Malay: ci (“mace”)
* → Mongolian: цэн (cen)
* → Zhuang: cienz (“money; coin; mace”)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎn (jian$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zin$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zin$^2$
*** Yale: jín
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzin$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːn³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: tsjenX
Rime :
| Character | 錢 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 即淺切 |
| Baxter | tsjenX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡siᴇn$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡siɛn$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sjæn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sian$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡siɛn$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sĭɛn$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡si̯ɛn$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zin$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔslenʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 錢 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 5996 |
| Phonetic component | 戔 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 翦 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔslenʔ/ |

#### Definitions

錢
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) a kind of farm tool
    From: 3rd century, Cao Cao, 《步出夏門行·冬十月》
    Jiǎn bó tíng zhì, nóng shōu jī cháng. [Pinyin]
    Spades and hoes are put aside; crops are piled up on the ground.

### References

* “錢”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* “錢”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 銭 |
| Kyūjitai | 錢 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 銭)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: せん (sen)、ぜん (zen)
* Kan-on: せん (sen)
* Kun: ぜに (zeni, 錢)、すき (suki, 錢)

## Korean
### Hanja

錢 (eumhun 돈 전 (don jeon))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

錢: Hán Việt readings: tiền
錢: Nôm readings: tiền
* chữ Hán form of tiền (“money”).

### References

* 1 2 Nguyễn (2014).
* ↑ Nguyễn et al. (2009).
* ↑ Trần (2004).