yuān​wang​qián

wasted money

yuān grievance

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqon

說文解字

屈也。从兔从冂。兔在冂下,不得走,益屈折也。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica

wang useless

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
tree
Sound component
wáng king

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartʔjwangXqʷaŋʔcrooked; depraved
Zhengzhangqʷaŋʔ
Unicodeqiuɑ̌ng

說文解字

衺曲也。从木㞷聲。

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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Academia Sinica

qián, qian money Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal
Sound component
jiān, cán small

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

qián, qian money Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
jīn metal
Sound component
small

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzjenN-ts[a][n] coin, money

說文解字

《說文》:“錢,銚也,古田器。从金,戔聲。《詩》曰:‘庤乃錢鎛。’”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica