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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
貨幣 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
貨幣 =
ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˋ · huòbì
noun — currency; money; medium of exchange

字源 FORM — what the parts do

goods; commodity (貨物的貨)huò化 (exchange/transform) + 貝 (cowrie shell, ancient money): goods defined by being exchangeable — valued things that circulate
currency; coin (硬幣的幣)敝 (worn cloth) + 巾 (cloth): silk and cloth once served as currency — the worn cloth of ancient exchange
貨幣,貨物的貨,硬幣的幣。
關 · Related
wàibìforeign currency — of another country匯率huìlǜexchange rate — the ratio between of different nations