懂中文 Dong Chinese

幣

bì

currency

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 敝 represents the sound.

Components
敝 sound component

敝  Sound component

bì

  

worn out

巾 meaning component

巾  Meaning component

jīn

  

cloth

Evolution

幣 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
幣 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
幣 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

币 (幣) 

bì

currency, coins, legal tender; money; coins; currency; silk

Most common words with 幣
Freq.
Word
Meaning

硬币

coin

人民币

Renminbi (RMB)

货币

currency

币

money

金币

gold coin