Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 敝 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (幣)
Notes
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Similar Characters
弊 fraud彆 dissuade (trad)憋 to suppress inner撇 cast aside斃 die a violent death (trad)瞥 take fleeting glance at蔽 shelter蹩 to limp鱉 turtle (trad)鳖 turtle (alt) (simp)刷 brush帅 commander (simp)帥 commander (trad/jp)佩 wear at the waist币 coins (simp)布 cloth帆 sail希 hope帏 curtain that forms wall (simp)帐 screen (simp)
Historical Evolution
币
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
币
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
币
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
币
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
币
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
币
Regular
Modern
Chinese
币 / 幣 [bì]
money; coins; currency; silk
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
幣 しで
Shide surname
幣 ぬさ
Nusa surname
幣 ふくうえ
Fukuue unclassified name
幣 ふくぎ
Fukugi unclassified name
幣 ふくば
Fukuba unclassified name
幣 ふくまつ
Fukumatsu unclassified name
幣 へい
Hei surname
幣 みねまつ
Minematsu unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (55)
硬币 [yìngbì] #3,672
coin
人民币 [rénmínbì] #42,136
Renminbi (RMB)
货币 [huòbì] #10,130
currency
金币 [jīnbì] #8,150
gold coin
银币 [yínbì] #15,724
silver coinage
港币 [Gǎngbì] #6,519
Hong Kong currency
纸币 [zhǐbì] #18,892
bank notes
钱币 [qiánbì] #20,171
money
外币 [wàibì] #39,910
foreign currency
货币市场 [huòbìshìchǎng] #10,678
money market
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JAPANESE WORDS (54)
采配 [さいはい] #17,733
baton (of command)
⭐ 弊害 [へいがい] #18,306
harmful effect
⭐ 紙幣 [しへい] #18,540
paper money
⭐ 貨幣 [かへい] #20,285
money
⭐ 貨幣価値 [かへいかち] #63,816
currency value
旧弊 [きゅうへい] #65,929
old evils
御幣 [ごへい] #68,811
staff with plaited paper streamers
貨幣経済 [かへいけいざい] #73,512
monetary economy
五平餅 [ごへいもち] #90,361
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
造幣局 [ぞうへいきょく] #93,152
Japan Mint
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KOREAN WORDS (4)