贯 Strokes Write it Listen 贯 guàn to pierce, to string up; a string of 1000 coins HSK 6 8 strokes Radical 贝 Sound + meaning 4 words Built from毌soundguànold form of 貫贝meaningbèisea shell; money, currency How it works贝 hints at the meaning (money), and 毌 guàn hints at the sound.