值 zhí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 直 straight, vertical
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
值钱
zhíqián
valuable; worth money
Characters in this word
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
- 这枚旧邮票并不显眼，却因为发行量极少而格外值钱。 Zhè méi jiù yóupiào bìng bù xiǎnyǎn, què yīnwèi fāxíngliàng jí shǎo ér géwài zhíqián. This old stamp does not look striking, but it is especially valuable because so few were issued.
- 奶奶收藏的老瓷器如今非常值钱。 Nǎinai shōucáng de lǎo cíqì rújīn fēicháng zhíqián. The old porcelain Grandma collected is now worth a lot of money.
- 这幅画现在值钱多了，幸好当初没卖。 Zhè fú huà xiànzài zhíqián duō le, xìnghǎo dāngchū méi mài. This painting is worth much more now; luckily we didn't sell it back then.
Related words
- 价值 jiàzhí value; to be worth
- 值 zhí to be worth
- 值得 zhíde worth
- 值班 zhíbān to be on duty
- 贬值 biǎnzhí to depreciate; to devalue
- 产值 chǎnzhí output value
- 价值观 jiàzhíguān values; value system
- 升值 shēngzhí to rise in value; to appreciate
- 市值 shìzhí market value; market capitalisation
- 增值 zēngzhí to increase in value; to add value
- 钱 qián money
- 钱包 qiánbāo wallet, purse