DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

四出文錢

简四出文钱 · 繁四出文錢

Mandarin · pinyin sì chū wén qián

coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝 Hàn Líng Dì, with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

四: sì · four
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
錢: Look up this written character
钱: qián · money, currency, coins

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–1–2–2 · si4 chu1 wen2 qian2

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links1source reference

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

四出文錢 · find source passages ↗ · 四出文钱 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗