钞 = 钅 + 少

钞 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “paper money”. It is built from 钅 (gold) and 少 (few).

Keyword: paper money
Pinyin (Mandarin): chāo
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: paper money, bank notes, банкноты, бумажные деньги, bank notes

Decomposition

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钅 gold
少 few

How to find 钞 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “gold” + “few”. 钞 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 钞 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.