角票

jiǎopiào

noun

Measure Word

一张角票 zhāng

Meanings

1 banknote in jiao (mao) units
2 small-denomination paper currency (one-tenth of a yuan)

Characters

jiao (1/10 yuan); horn; corner

Examples

现在很少见到角票了。

Xiànzài hěn shǎo jiàn dào jiǎopiào le.

You rarely see jiao banknotes anymore.

他给孩子几张角票当零花钱。

Tā gěi háizi jǐ zhāng jiǎopiào dāng línghuāqián.

He gave the child a few small banknotes as pocket money.

Tips

culture

1 元 (yuán) = 10 角 (jiǎo) = 100 分 (fēn). 角票 = paper money for the 角 unit (1角, 2角, 5角). With mobile payments dominating, 角票 are now mostly collectibles — kids born after ~2015 may never have used physical 角 in daily life.

Stroke Order

角 jiǎo

票 piào