纸币

紙幣

zhǐbì

noun #18,892

Measure Word

一张纸币 zhāng

Meanings

1 paper currency
2 banknote
3 paper money

Characters

currency; money

Literally 'paper currency'.

Examples

现在很少人用纸币了。

Xiànzài hěn shǎo rén yòng zhǐbì le.

Very few people use paper money nowadays.

他收藏各国的纸币。

Tā shōucáng gè guó de zhǐbì.

He collects banknotes from various countries.

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history

China invented paper money during the Tang Dynasty (7th century), and it became widespread during the Song Dynasty. The world's first government-issued paper currency was the 交子 (jiāozi) from Song Dynasty Sichuan.

Stroke Order

纸 zhǐ

币 bì