纸钱

紙錢

zhǐqián

noun

Measure Word

一沓纸钱 dá

Meanings

1 joss paper
2 ritual paper money burned as offering to ancestors or the dead

Characters

Examples

清明节家家户户都烧纸钱。

Qīngmíngjié jiā jiā hù hù dōu shāo zhǐqián.

During Qingming, every household burns joss paper.

奶奶在路口给爷爷烧了一沓纸钱。

Nǎinai zài lùkǒu gěi yéye shāole yì dá zhǐqián.

Grandma burned a stack of joss paper for Grandpa at the crossroads.

现在也有人烧纸钱的时候烧纸iPhone。

Xiànzài yě yǒu rén shāo zhǐqián de shíhou shāo zhǐ iPhone.

Nowadays some people also burn paper iPhones along with joss paper.

Tips

culture

Burned on 清明 (Tomb-Sweeping Day), 中元 (Ghost Festival) and death anniversaries so ancestors have currency in the afterlife. Modern variants include paper cars, paper phones, and even paper credit cards.

Stroke Order

纸 zhǐ

钱 qián