緡 (mín) - Ancient coin string — a string of coins & a unit of currency

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mín ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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緡 · mín

Ancient coin string — a string of coins used as currency in ancient China;

a unit of currency;

fishing line;

to string coins together.

Ancient coin string — a string of coinsa unit of currencyfishing line

Usage highlights

Coin stringThousand coinsFishing lineTax paymentCurrency unitAncient currency

Synonyms

  • 贯— string of coins (similar monetary unit)
  • 钱— coin, money

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • In ancient times, coins were strung together (钱緡).
  • He paid a thousand coins (千緡).
  • The fisherman cast his line (钓緡).

Collocations

  • Coin string(钱緡)
  • Thousand coins(千緡)
  • Fishing line(钓緡)
  • Tax payment(税緡)
  • Currency unit(钱緡)
  • Ancient currency(古緡)

Idioms

  • Counting coins and calculating strings(计緡算贯)
  • Wealth measured in coin strings(贯緡之富)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Was a practical unit for ancient Chinese currency where coins had holes and were strung together.
  • Appears in classical texts discussing economics, taxation, and trade.
  • The character combines silk thread (糸) with min (昬), indicating the function of binding or stringing.

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