零花钱 (línghuāqián) · pocket money
零花钱 (línghuāqián) means “pocket money”. It is written with 3 characters: 零 (zero) + 花 (flower) + 钱 (money). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 零花钱 is built
The characters
零 líng · zero
What 零 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 雨 gives the meaning, 令 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
花 huā · flower
What 花 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 化huà — to change
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
钱 qián · money
What 钱 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 戋jiān — small
- 戈gē — spear
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 戋 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 零花钱
What does 零花钱 mean?
零花钱 (línghuāqián) means “pocket money”.
How do you pronounce 零花钱?
零花钱 is pronounced línghuāqián.
Which HSK level is 零花钱?
零花钱 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 零下língxiàbelow zero
- 零食língshísnack
- 零钱língqiánsmall change
- 零件língjiànpart
- 零星língxīngscattered
- 零língzero
- 花园huāyuángarden
- 开花kāihuāto bloom
- 鲜花xiānhuāfresh flowers
- 花生huāshēngpeanut
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.