零钱 língqián Small change

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Traditional: 零錢

Stroke order

零钱 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

零钱 — the Chinese character for Small change (língqián), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 零钱 — Small change

零 — 13 strokes
钱 — 10 strokes

Senses

change (of money)
small change
pocket money

Characters in 零钱

零 líng — zero; nought; zero sign
钱 qián — coin; money

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

我身上没有零钱了。Wǒ shēnshang méiyǒu língqián le.I do not have any small change on me.
请问您有零钱可以换吗？Qǐngwèn nín yǒu língqián kěyǐ huàn ma?Excuse me, do you have small change I could exchange?

Related words

零钱 is pronounced língqián and means “Small change”.

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