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The character 钱 (traditional: 錢) is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component, the metal radical 钅, indicates the material, while the right component 戋 provides the phonetic value. Originally, 钱 did not refer to currency but to a metal agricultural tool, like a spade or weeding implement. As these tools became widely traded and used as a standard medium of exchange in ancient commerce, the character's meaning shifted to denote coins and money, losing its original agricultural sense.
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我口袋里有钱。
他昨天花了太多钱。
赚钱真的不容易。
如果你有钱，你可以买这本书。
她存钱是为了去旅行。
钱能解决一些问题，但不是所有问题。
尽管他很有钱，但他并不快乐。
在现代社会中，钱扮演着重要的角色。