Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

money; coins; currency

Chinese: 钱财、货币。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “bi” becomes a different word in each tone. 币 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 人民币rén mín bìRenminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY)
  • 硬币yìng bìcoin
  • 货币huò bìcurrency; monetary; money
  • 外币wài bìforeign currency
  • 币种bì zhǒngcurrency

Example Sentence

人民币是中国的货币。Rén mín bì shì Zhōng guó de huò bì.The renminbi is the currency of China.

人民Rén mínthe peoplemoneyshìis中国Zhōng guóChinadeof货币huò bìcurrency