钞 Strokes Write it Listen 钞 chāo bank note, paper money; to counterfeit HSK 7–9 9 strokes Radical 钅 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from钅meaningjīngold, metal; money少soundshǎofew, little; less; inadequate How it works钅 hints at the meaning (money), and 少 shǎo hints at the sound.