款 kuǎn funds
How to remember 款: 士 scholar + 示 sign + 欠 to lack = funds. The young scholar hangs a sign on the library door, the new wing is lacking only one thing, the funds.
Component breakdown
款 = 𰧭 + 欠 to lack
- 𰧭
- 士 scholar
- 示 sign
- 欠 to lack
The young scholar hangs a sign on the library door, the new wing is lacking only one thing, the funds.
How it is used
- Noun for "a sum of money/funds" in banking vocabulary: 存款 (cúnkuǎn, deposit), 贷款 (dàikuǎn, loan), 汇款 (huìkuǎn, remittance), 罚款 (fákuǎn, fine).
- Also functions as a measure word for the style/model of a manufactured product: 这款手机 (zhè kuǎn shǒujī, this model of phone), 新款 (xīnkuǎn, new style).
- The two senses (money vs. style) are unrelated in modern use, so context tells them apart instantly.
Words with 款
- 存款cúnkuǎnto deposit money (in a bank etc)HSK 5
- 罚款fákuǎnto fineHSK 5
- 捐款juānkuǎnto donate moneyHSK 6
- 新款xīnkuǎnnew styleHSK 6
- 款式kuǎnshìpatternHSK 6
- 汇款huìkuǎnto remit moneyHSK 6
- 贷款dàikuǎna loanHSK 6
- 公款gōngkuǎnpublic moneyHSK 7
- 条款tiáokuǎnclause (of contract or law)HSK 7
- 拨款bōkuǎnto allocate fundsHSK 8
- 款待kuǎndàito entertainHSK 9
- 款项kuǎnxiàngfundsHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我去柜台付款。 Wǒ qù guìtái fùkuǎn.I'm going to the counter to pay.