票子 (piào zǐ) — banknote; bill; paper money

Definition

noun

banknotebillpaper money

Measure word · 张

票子。
Tā ná chū yì zhāng piào zǐ fù qián.
He took out a banknote to pay.
票子？
Zhè xiē piào zǐ dōu shì zhēn de ma?
Are these banknotes all real?
票子。
Qián bāo lǐ yǒu liǎng zhāng yì bǎi kuài de piào zǐ.
There are two 100-yuan bills in the wallet.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

票 names a bill or ticket, and 子 gives the familiar spoken form for paper money.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

票 combines 火 (fire) and 𢍱 (to rise high), originally representing sparks rising up.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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