钱 Strokes Write it Listen 钱 qián coin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两 HSK 1 10 strokes Radical 钅 Sound + meaning 16 words Built from钅meaningjīngold, metal; money戋soundjiānsmall, narrow; tiny, little How it works钅 hints at the meaning (money), and 戋 jiān hints at the sound.