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Kanji Detail for 鈔 - "seize, copy, transcript, bill"
鈔
- Meaning
鈔 means "seize, copy, transcript, bill."
Seize - To snatch; to plunder.
Copy - To transcribe.
Transcript - A written copy.
Bill - Paper money; a banknote.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
selection; summary; 1/10 shaku
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
paper money, bank notes; copy
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
money; paper money; variant of 抄[chao1]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
bank note, paper money; to counterfeit
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To intercept and take. As in when an army flanks to the enemy's rear and counterattacks, it is called 包鈔. | To plunder. As in 寇鈔 means enemies invading and plundering the people's wealth. | When officials commit corruption, confiscating all their property is called 鈔. As in 查鈔. | To copy. As in a copyist is called 鈔胥, referring to a minor official who does copying. Also, what is called 錄 is also called 鈔. As in 詩鈔 (poetry anthology), 文鈔 (essay anthology), both meaning copied and preserved. Commonly written as 抄. | A name for paper currency. In Song times, the Jin people first created the system of 鈔引 (currency vouchers). Merchants paid money to receive vouchers, using the vouchers to offset their tax payments. Therefore customs offices are also called 鈔關, following the old name.
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