份子钱

份子錢

fènziqián

noun

Meanings

1 gift money (for weddings, funerals, housewarmings)
2 cash gift from guests

Characters

share / portion

Examples

同事结婚,份子钱一般给五百。

Tóngshì jiéhūn, fènziqián yībān gěi wǔbǎi.

For a colleague's wedding the usual cash gift is 500 yuan.

这个月朋友都结婚,份子钱快把我掏空了。

Zhège yuè péngyou dōu jiéhūn, fènziqián kuài bǎ wǒ tāo kōng le.

All my friends are getting married this month, the gift money is cleaning me out.

Tips

culture

Placed in a red envelope (红包) and handed to the host at a wedding banquet. Amounts follow regional norms: close family can give 1000+ yuan, casual friends 200–500. Even numbers are preferred except 4 (死谐音).

Stroke Order

份 fèn

子 zǐ

钱 qián