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 snake
- 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.
- 妈妈给我买了一个钱包。 Māma gěi wǒ mǎile yí ge qiánbāo. Mom bought me a wallet.
- 我的钱包很新。 Wǒ de qiánbāo hěn xīn. My wallet is quite new.
- 请问，这是你的钱包吗？ Qǐngwèn, zhè shì nǐ de qiánbāo ma? Excuse me, is this your wallet?
- 妹妹的钱包很小。 Mèimei de qiánbāo hěn xiǎo. Little sister's wallet is very small.
- 钱包里有八十块钱。 Qiánbāo lǐ yǒu bāshí kuài qián. There are eighty yuan in the wallet.
- 哥哥找到了钱包。 Gēge zhǎodào le qiánbāo. Big brother found the wallet.
- 别忘了你的钱包。 Bié wàngle nǐ de qiánbāo. Don't forget your wallet.
Related words
- 钱 qián money
- 价钱 jiàqián price
- 挣钱 zhèng qián to earn money
- 金钱 jīnqián money
- 本钱 běnqián capital; resources; basis for doing something
- 钱财 qiáncái money and property; wealth
- 值钱 zhíqián valuable; worth money
- 包 bāo to wrap; bag
- 包子 bāozi baozi, steamed stuffed bun
- 面包 miànbāo bread
- 书包 shūbāo schoolbag
- 皮包 píbāo leather bag