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錢 is the simplest way to say “money” in Chinese.
It can also mean cash, coins, or currency. It's also a surname, Qian, in China.
This also means coins in old Korean Hanja and Japanese Kanji (though they use a slightly alternate form in Japan, as seen to the right). In both Japan and Korea, this can simply mean “one cent.”
On the left side of this character is a radical, which means “gold” (or metal, depending on context).
On the right are two repeated radicals which currently mean “small” or “narrow” but used to kind of mean “tools” or “weapons.”
It's a bit of a stretch, but you could suggest that money = “gold weapons” or “gold tools” in Chinese. Many Chinese people would argue otherwise depending on what they know of or the way they understand the etymology of the right side radical. I've seen some who say it means “industrialized gold,” but I take that to mean “raw gold turned into coins.”
This can be the Chinese ancient surname Gan or current surname Qian. In Japanese, it can be the surname Nukui, Susumu, Ken, Kan, Kawaki, Kawai, Inute, or Inui.
The meaning of this character varies a lot depending on context. These meanings include dry, clean, foster, adoptive, heaven, male, masculine, enduring, or continual.
The “Gan” version of this character was converted to Simplified Chinese as 干 in 1965. However, the “Qian” pronunciation is not associated with 干. Though to add to the confusion, there is an unrelated Simplified Chinese character 千 that romanizes as “Qian” and is also a surname.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your qian2 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
錢 钱 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien chin ちん |
More info & calligraphy: Chien(out-dated kanji) (1) hundredth of a yen; (2) coin made of non-precious materials; (3) (obsolete) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (4) (archaism) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass); (surname) Chin coin |
前衛 前卫 see styles |
qián wèi qian2 wei4 ch`ien wei chien wei zenei / zene ぜんえい |
More info & calligraphy: Guard(1) (See 後衛・1) advance guard; vanguard; (2) avant-garde; (3) {sports} forward (player); (surname) Maee |
前 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien mae まえ |
front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly (1) in front (of); before (e.g. a building); (n,adj-no,adv) (2) before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line); (4) forward; ahead; (5) (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone); (can be adjective with の) (6) previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example); (suffix) (7) (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) (See 一人前・1) portion; helping; (8) front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.); (9) privates; private parts; (10) (colloquialism) criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior; (personal name) Misaki pūrva. Before; former, previous; in front. |
墘 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
(Minnan dialect) beside; near; (used in place names) |
媊 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
planet Venus in the morning |
岒 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
character used in place names |
拑 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
pliers; pincers; to clamp |
掮 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
to carry on the shoulder |
揵 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
carry |
潛 潜 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien sen せん |
hidden; secret; latent; to hide; to conceal; to submerge; to dive (given name) Sen to hide away |
燂 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
to heat; to scorch |
箝 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
pliers; pincers; to clamp |
葥 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
Rubus palmatus |
蕁 荨 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
used in 蕁麻|荨麻[qian2 ma2]; also pr. [xun2] |
虔 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien masashi まさし |
to act with reverence; reverent (given name) Masashi |
軡 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
old variant of 黔[Qian2] |
鈐 钤 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
latch of door; seal |
鉗 钳 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien ken |
pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag pillory |
銭 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien zeni; zeni ぜに; ゼニ |
Japanese variant of 錢|钱 (1) (colloquialism) round coin with a (square) hole in the center; (2) coin made of non-precious materials; (3) money; (surname) Chien |
鬵 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
big iron pot; cauldron; variant of 甑[zeng4], rice pot |
黔 see styles |
qián qian2 ch`ien chien |
abbr. for Guizhou province 貴州|贵州[Gui4 zhou1] |
一錢 一钱 see styles |
yī qián yi1 qian2 i ch`ien i chien ichisen |
one penny |
上前 see styles |
shàng qián shang4 qian2 shang ch`ien shang chien uwamae うわまえ |
to advance; to step forward (1) (See 下前) part of the fabric that is wrapped farthest from the skin when wearing a garment that is wrapped in front of one (such as a kimono); (2) (See 上米・うわまい・1) percentage; commission; (surname) Kamimae |
之前 see styles |
zhī qián zhi1 qian2 chih ch`ien chih chien |
before; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand |
乾坤 see styles |
qián kūn qian2 kun1 ch`ien k`un chien kun kenkon けんこん |
yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe heaven and earth; universe |
乾安 see styles |
qián ān qian2 an1 ch`ien an chien an |
Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin |
乾旦 see styles |
qián dàn qian2 dan4 ch`ien tan chien tan |
male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera) |
乾縣 乾县 see styles |
qián xiàn qian2 xian4 ch`ien hsien chien hsien |
Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi |
乾陀 干陀 see styles |
qián tuó qian2 tuo2 ch`ien t`o chien to Kanda |
Yugamhdhara, cf. 踰乾陀羅, the first of the concentric mountains of a world; also name of a tree. |
乾陵 see styles |
qián líng qian2 ling2 ch`ien ling chien ling |
Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Money | 錢 / 銭 钱 | sen | qián / qian2 / qian | ch`ien / chien |
Qian | 乾 干 | ken | gān qián gan1 / qian2 gan / qian gan/qian | kan ch`ien kanchien kan chien |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
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