How to write 鈔

鈔 chāo 1. 同“抄”。 Same as “抄”. 2. 紙幣：～票。現～。兌換外～。 Paper money: banknotes, current notes, foreign banknote exchange. 3. 文學作品等經過選錄而成的集子。 A collection formed from selections of literary works, etc. 4. 姓 A surname. 動詞 (Verb) 1. 掠取;搶掠。後作「抄」 To rob; to plunder. Later done as "抄" (rob). 【引】 1. 《說文》：鈔，叉取也。從金，少聲。俗字作抄。 "Shuowen": 鈔 means to snatch, derived from the character for gold, with a soft sound. The common form is written as "抄". 2. 《通俗文》：遮取謂之抄掠。 "Tongsu wen": To conceal and take is called plundering. 3. 《後漢書·公孫瓚傳》：攻鈔郡縣。 "Book of Later Han: Attack the counties to rob." 【例】 又如: 鈔掠(劫掠騷擾;劫奪他人財物) For example: 鈔掠 (to rob and plunder; to seize someone else's property). 2. 謄寫。也作「抄」 To copy; also written as "抄". 【引】 1. 《明史·張溥傳》：溥幼嗜學，所讀書必手鈔。 "Ming History: Zhang Pu": Pu loved studying as a child; he had to copy books by hand. 【例】 又如: 鈔白(抄錄的公文副本); 鈔胥(擔任謄錄鈔寫工作的小吏。也作「抄胥」) For example: 鈔白 (a copied document); 鈔胥 (a minor official responsible for copying documents, also written as "抄胥"). 名詞 (Noun) 1. 紙幣名。現在稱紙幣爲鈔票，簡稱鈔。 Name for paper money. Nowadays, paper money is called banknotes, shorthand for 鈔. 【引】 1. 《金史·食貨志三》：遞制交鈔，與錢並用。 "History of Jin: The issuance of banknotes is used alongside coins." 【例】 又如: 外鈔(外國的鈔票); 冥鈔(迷信人給死人燒的假鈔票，有些地方叫紙錢) For example: 外鈔 (foreign banknotes); 冥鈔 (fake banknotes burned by superstitious people for the deceased, sometimes called paper money). 2. 泛指錢。 Broadly refers to money. 【例】 如: 破鈔(請客送禮破費錢); 錢鈔(舊時泛指錢) For example: 破鈔 (to spend money on entertaining guests and giving gifts); 錢鈔 (formerly a general term for money). 3. 文學作品等經過選錄而成的集子。 A collection formed from selected literary works, etc. 【例】 如: 《北堂書鈔》、《章太炎文鈔》。 For example: "Beitang Shucao", "Zhang Taiyan Wenshao". 4. 姓 A surname. *（*引自繁体辞典解释） (*Quoted from the traditional dictionary explanation) （一）之又音。 (One is another pronunciation.)