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The character '钞', with its traditional form '鈔', is structurally based on the semantic component '金' (metal) and the phonetic component '少' (shǎo), which together originally signified metal currency and indicated pronunciation. Its meaning initially extended to documents or records but later narrowed to specifically refer to paper money during eras when such currency was adopted, ultimately becoming the standard term for banknotes. The simplified form '钞' retains the phonetic '少' while altering the metal radical to '钅', thus preserving the fundamental association with currency through its compositional elements.
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我有一张钞票。
他用钞票买书。
这张钞票很新。
我不小心丢了钞票。
如果钞票不够，我们就不能去旅行。
这些钞票比那些旧。
钞票被小心地保存在保险箱里。
尽管钞票不是万能的，但没有它很多事情都办不成。