财 cái — money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
健康比财富更重要。Jiàn kāng bǐ cái fù gèng zhòng yào.Health is more important than wealth.
Common words: 财产 (cái chǎn)、财富 (cái fù)、财务 (cái wù)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "valuables"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "valuables", including 财 (cái), 贝 (bèi). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "valuables" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 财 (cái), 贝 (bèi) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span cái, bèi — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 财 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 财 cáimoney; wealth; riches; property; valuablesUseful words: 财产, 财富
- 贝 bèicowries; shell; valuables; shellfishUseful words: 宝贝, 贝壳
Common words for these 2 "valuables" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 财 (cái) — so "valuables" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
财产cái chǎnproperty; assets; estate财富cái fùwealth; riches财务cái wùfinancial affairs; finance宝贝bǎo bèitreasured object; treasure; darling; baby贝壳bèi késhell (of a mollusk)贝多bèi duōpattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "valuables".
贝 bèi — cowries; shell; valuables; shellfish
沙滩上有许多漂亮的贝壳。Shā tān shàng yǒu xǔ duō piào liang de bèi ké.There are many beautiful seashells on the beach.
Common words: 宝贝 (bǎo bèi)、贝壳 (bèi ké)、贝多 (bèi duō)
All 2 characters
Open 财、贝 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.