钞 Stroke Order — How to Write 钞
钞 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 钅, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
钞 Radical and Character Components
钞 is a phono-semantic compound: 钅 (money) carries the meaning, while 少 indicates the sound.
Radical: 钅 + 4 more strokes
钞 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- chāo
Meanings of 钞 in Chinese
chāo钞
More words with 钞
- měi美chāo钞US dollar, greenback
- míng冥chāo钞hell money, ghost money
- qián钱chāo钞money; currency (an old term)
- pò破chāo钞shell out, spend money
- bǎo宝chāo钞treasure note, paper money
- huì会chāo钞to pay a bill; to pay for accounts
- wài外chāo钞foreign banknotes
- xiàn现chāo钞cash, banknotes
- chāo钞xiě写transcribe, copy
- dà大pò破chāo钞broke, flat broke
- chāo钞lù录xià下lai来copy down, transcribe
- shǒu手gōng工chāo钞xiě写manual transcription, hand-copying
Idioms with 钞
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Open the tool →Questions about 钞
What does 钞 mean in Chinese?
钞 (chāo) means “To copy or transcribe” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 钞?
钞 is pronounced chāo in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 钞 have?
钞 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 钞?
钞 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 钅. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 钞?
The radical of 钞 is 钅, and 钞 is a phono-semantic compound.