纸锭

紙錠

zhǐdìng

noun

Measure Word

一个纸锭 gè

Meanings

1 paper ingots (burned as offerings to the dead)
2 joss paper money shaped like silver ingots

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

清明节，他们烧了一些纸锭祭奠先人。

Qīngmíngjié, tāmen shāo le yīxiē zhǐdìng jìdiàn xiānrén.

On Tomb-Sweeping Day, they burned some paper ingots to honor their ancestors.

HSK 7-9

奶奶在折纸锭，准备明天上坟用。

Nǎinai zài zhé zhǐdìng, zhǔnbèi míngtiān shàngfén yòng.

Grandma is folding paper ingots to use for visiting the grave tomorrow.

Tips

culture

Folded from tinfoil-coated paper to mimic 元宝 - the boat-shaped silver ingots of imperial times. Burned at gravesites during Qingming, Zhongyuan (Hungry Ghost Festival), and on the anniversaries of a relative's death so that the deceased has 'currency' in the afterlife.

Stroke Order

纸 zhǐ

锭 dìng