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人民币

rénmínbì

Chinese yuan

Coins beside a wallet
Memory picture

Characters in this word

人 rén

Strokes
2
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

民 mín

Strokes
5
Radical
民 — citizens, subjects
Made of
巳 snake 戈 spear, lance, halberd
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 民

币 bì

Strokes
4
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 币

Example phrases

  • 我有人民币。 Wǒ yǒu rénmínbì. I have Chinese yuan.
  • 人民币在哪换? Rénmínbì zài nǎ huàn? Where can I exchange Chinese yuan?
  • 这是一百人民币。 Zhè shì yì bǎi rénmínbì. This is one hundred yuan.

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