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The traditional character "幣" incorporates the radical "巾" for cloth and the component "敝" acting primarily as a phonetic marker, indicating its original reference to cloth or silk used as monetary exchange or ceremonial gift. Over centuries, its application widened from specific material currency to encompass the general concept of money. The simplified form "币" retains the "巾" radical but substitutes the complex phonetic element with a streamlined graphical component, reducing the character's strokes while the cloth radical still alludes to its etymological basis in tangible currency.
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我喜欢人民币。
我找到了一个硬币。
这张纸币很旧。
美元是一种货币。
我需要兑换一些外币。
比特币的价格波动很大。
这些金币具有收藏价值。
中央银行负责发行法定货币。