钞票 (chāopiào) · banknote

钞票 (chāopiào) means “banknote; paper money”. It is written with 2 characters: 钞 (bank note) + 票 (ticket). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 钞票 is built

The characters

钞 chāo · bank note

What 钞 is made of

钅jīn — metal
少shǎo — few
- 小xiǎo — small
  - 亅 — hook
  - 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke

票 piào · ticket

What 票 is made of

覀xī — west
示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
  - 亅 — hook
  - 八bā — eight

Origin hint: Flames 覀 over an altar 示, referring to a Chinese tradition of burning fake money as an offering (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他从口袋里拿出一张钞票。Tā cóng kǒudài lǐ náchū yī zhāng chāopiào.He took a banknote out of his pocket.

现在很多人不用钞票了。Xiànzài hěnduō rén bù yòng chāopiào le.Many people don't use paper money anymore.

Questions about 钞票

What does 钞票 mean?

钞票 (chāopiào) means “banknote; paper money”.

How do you pronounce 钞票?

钞票 is pronounced chāopiào.

Which HSK level is 钞票?

钞票 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 钞票 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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