钞
chāo HSK7

paper money

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈔.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

少
少 Sound component
shǎo, shao, shào few

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鈔 chāo paper money Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

少
少 Sound component
shǎo, shao, shào few

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsm̥ʰreːw
sm̥ʰreːws

說文解字

叉取也。从金少聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)