qiǎng
镪
strung money
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
ancient string of coins; strung money
archaicThis meaning is historical and archaic, referring to coins threaded on a string. The pronunciation is qiang3.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
，
qiǎng镪
qián钱
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
tōng通
huò货
xíng形
shì式
。
In ancient times, strung money was a form of currency.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
rú如
jīn今
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yú于
wén文
yán言
huò或
lì历
shǐ史
wén文
xiàn献
。
This word is now only seen in classical or historical documents.