钱 qián
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
钱包
qiánbāo
wallet, purse
Characters in this word
包 bāo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 勹 — wrap
- Made of
- 勹 wrap 巳 the hours from 9 to 11
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我的钱包在哪儿？ Wǒ de qiánbāo zài nǎr? Where is my wallet?
- 这是我的钱包。 Zhè shì wǒ de qiánbāo. This is my wallet.
- 钱包里没有钱。 Qiánbāo lǐ méiyǒu qián. There's no money in the wallet.