伪钞

偽鈔
wěichāo
noun #21,780

Measure Word

伪钞 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 counterfeit money
  2. 2 fake banknotes
  3. 3 forged currency

Examples

Yínháng guìyuán fāxiàn le yī zhāng wěichāo.
The bank teller discovered a counterfeit banknote.
Zhìzào hé chuánbō wěichāo shì yánzhòng de xíngshì fànzuì.
Manufacturing and distributing counterfeit money is a serious criminal offense.

Tips

memory
means 'false/counterfeit' and means 'banknote/paper money.' 伪钞 = 'fake banknote.' The character contains (person) beside (to do/act), suggesting someone 'acting' or pretending.

Stroke Order

wěi
chāo