钞 chāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 少 few, little
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
钞票
chāopiào
banknote; cash
Characters in this word
票 piào
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 示 — altar
- Made of
- 覀 west, western, westward 示 altar
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 通货膨胀失控时，钞票的购买力会以惊人的速度缩水。 Tōnghuò péngzhàng shīkòng shí, chāopiào de gòumǎilì huì yǐ jīngrén de sùdù suōshuǐ. When inflation gets out of control, the purchasing power of banknotes shrinks at an alarming speed.
- 他从口袋里掏出几张钞票，付了车费。 Tā cóng kǒudài lǐ tāo chū jǐ zhāng chāopiào, fù le chēfèi. He pulled a few banknotes out of his pocket and paid the fare.
- 奶奶把攒下来的钞票用红纸包好，给孙子当压岁钱。 Nǎinai bǎ zǎn xiàlai de chāopiào yòng hóngzhǐ bāohǎo, gěi sūnzi dāng yāsuìqián. Grandma wrapped the banknotes she had saved in red paper to give her grandson as New Year money.
Related words
- 车票 chēpiào ticket (bus or train)
- 机票 jīpiào plane ticket
- 门票 ménpiào admission ticket
- 票 piào ticket
- 票价 piàojià ticket price
- 邮票 yóupiào postage stamp
- 发票 fāpiào receipt; invoice
- 彩票 cǎipiào lottery ticket
- 股票 gǔpiào stock, share
- 投票 tóupiào to vote
- 票房 piàofáng box office; box-office receipts
- 支票 zhīpiào cheque