Memory phrase for the character: 幣

幣

Kanji-Trainer

Meaning

shintō-offering (zig-zag paperstripes), currency

Pronunciation

HEI

Explanation

 Top: shabby 敝 (.. when the cloth 巾 broke into four small pieces due to strikes 攵), below: cloth 巾

Mnemonic
 
Four small pieces of cloth are punched out of cloth as a: Shintō offering.

Radicals

敝 shabby
攵 Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick 卜 in the hand 又 is easily cognizable.)
巾 cloth, width巾 [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".




 Vocabulary

紙幣 しへい  paper money, notes, bills
貨幣 かへい  money, currency, coinage

List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Kanji-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer