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四出文钱

sì chū wén qiándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[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)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

四出文錢 四出文钱 [si4 chu1 wen2 qian2] /coin minted in the reign of Emperor Ling of Han 漢靈帝|汉灵帝[Han4 Ling2 Di4], with a square hole in the middle and four lines radiating out from each corner of the square (hence the name 四出文)/

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Other forms in these source records: 四出文錢

  • 四
    sì

    four / 4

  • 出
    chū

    to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 钱
    qián

    coin / money / CL:筆|笔[bǐ] / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 兩|两[liǎng]

    Qián

    surname Qian

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