兑 (duì): to cash, to exchange, to add (liquid)
兑 (duì) is a Chinese character meaning “to cash.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丷 (structural) and 兄 (structural). It ranks #2346 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 兑 a beast 兄 with two horns 丷. Its radical form 儿 (legs) appears in many related characters such as 儿 (ér, child), 元 (yuán, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)), 先 (xiān, beforehand).
Definitions
- to cash
- to exchange
- to add (liquid)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA beast 兄 with two horns 丷
Decomposition: ⿱丷兄 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兑现verb | duì xiàn | (of a check etc) to cash |
| 兑换verb | duì huàn | to convert |
| 兑换率noun | duì huàn lǜ | currency exchange rate |
| 挤兑verb | jǐ duì | bank run |
| 兑付verb | duì fù | to cash (a check) |
| 兑奖verb | duì jiǎng | to cash in a winning ticket |
| 汇兑verb | huì duì | remittance |
| 勾兑verb | gōu duì | to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc) |
| 承兑verb | chéng duì | (commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment) |
| 金汇兑本位制 | jīn huì duì běn wèi zhì | gold exchange standard (economics) |
| 提示承兑 | tí shì chéng duì | to present (a draft) for acceptance (commerce) |
| 打兑 | dǎ duì | to arrange (colloquial) |
| 货币兑换 | huò bì duì huàn | currency exchange |
| 商兑verb | shāng duì | to discuss and deliberate |
| 折兑 | zhé duì | to cash |
兑 appears in 16 compound words: 31 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 兑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这个兑字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě duì zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "兑" is related to its radical.
大茶饭│两大备兑ETF同被科技股拖累(青冰)
dà chá fàn liǎng dà bèi duì E T F tóng bèi kē jì gǔ tuō lěi ( qīng bīng )
Big tea and rice│The two covered ETFs are dragged down by technology stocks (Qingbing)
...外汇》日本加息机会减 圆汇再弱 每百日圆兑港元见5算
. . . wài huì rì běn jiā xī jī huì jiǎn yuán huì zài ruò měi bǎi rì yuán duì gǎng yuán jiàn 5 suàn
... Forex: Japan's interest rate hike chances are reduced, and the yen is weaker again, and every 100 yen against the Hong Kong dollar is calculated at 5
幸福鲜奶周新北学生超商兑换鲜奶 刘和然化身一日店长
xìng fú xiān nǎi zhōu xīn běi xué shēng chāo shāng duì huàn xiān nǎi liú hé rán huà shēn yī rì diàn cháng
Happy Fresh Milk Week New Taipei Student Supermarket Exchange Fresh Milk Liu Heran incarnated as a one-day store manager
招商证券:未来多重利好仍在持续兑现 建议重视油轮行业弹性
zhāo shāng zhèng quàn : wèi lái duō chóng lì hǎo réng zài chí xù duì xiàn jiàn yì chóng shì yóu lún háng yè dàn xìng
China Merchants Securities: Multiple benefits will continue to be realized in the future It is recommended to pay attention to the elasticity of the tanker industry
...三麦“倒数汉堡”挑战十分钟出餐 超时就送兑换券
. . . sān mài dǎo shǔ hàn bǎo tiāo zhàn shí fēn zhōng chū cān chāo shí jiù sòng duì huàn quàn
... Sanmai's "Countdown Burger" challenge ten minutes to serve the meal, and the exchange coupon will be given if the time is over
我想兑换旅行支票。
Wǒ xiǎng duìhuàn lǚxíngzhīpiào.
I'd like to cash a travelers' check.
我怀疑那家酒馆的啤酒兑水了。
Wǒ huáiyí nà jiā jiǔguǎn de píjiǔ duì shuǐ le.
I suspect they water down the beer in that pub.
Character Family
儿 Radical Family — Characters sharing the legs radical
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