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价钱

jiàqián

price

A buyer giving coins
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Characters in this word

价 jià

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 介 agent, go-between, intermediary
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

Example phrases

  • 价钱不贵。 Jiàqián bú guì. The price is not high.
  • 问问价钱。 Wènwen jiàqián. Ask about the price.
  • 价钱太高了。 Jiàqián tài gāo le. The price is too high.

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