(duì): to cash, to exchange, to add (liquid)

(duì) is a Chinese character meaning “to cash.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (structural) and (structural). It ranks #2346 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, a beast 兄 with two horns 丷. Its radical form (legs) appears in many related characters such as (ér, child), (yuán, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)), (xiān, beforehand).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to cash
  2. to exchange
  3. to add (liquid)

Etymology & Origin

ideographicA beast 兄 with two horns 丷

Decomposition: ⿱丷兄 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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7

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
duì xiàn(of a check etc) to cash
duì huànto convert
duì huàn lǜcurrency exchange rate
jǐ duìa run on a bank
duì fùto cash (a check)
duì jiǎngto cash in a winning ticket
huì duìremittance
gōu duìto blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)
chéng duì(commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment)
jīn huì duì běn wèi zhìgold exchange standard (economics)
tí shì chéng duìto present (a draft) for acceptance (commerce)
dǎ duìto arrange (colloquial)
huò bì duì huàncurrency exchange
shāng duìto discuss and deliberate
zhé duìto cash
16
Total compounds
31
As first character
56
As last character
13
As middle character

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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

huàn
0.64310,081 co-occurrences
0.5811,020 co-occurrences
0.5262,538 co-occurrences
huì
0.5031,788 co-occurrences
quàn
0.4811,079 co-occurrences
chāo
0.471246 co-occurrences
yín
0.4571,584 co-occurrences
gōu
0.444408 co-occurrences
xiàn
0.4334,212 co-occurrences
huò
0.426840 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个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.

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

大茶饭│两大备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)

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

...外汇》日本加息机会减 圆汇再弱 每百日圆港元见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

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

幸福鲜奶周新北学生超商换鲜奶 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

Investing 香港Feb 2026

招商证券:未来多重利好仍在持续现 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

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

...三麦“倒数汉堡”挑战十分钟出餐 超时就送换券

. . . 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

Tatoeba

我想换旅行支票。

Wǒ xiǎng duìhuàn lǚxíngzhīpiào.

I'd like to cash a travelers' check.

Tatoeba

我怀疑那家酒馆的啤酒水了。

Wǒ huáiyí nà jiā jiǔguǎn de píjiǔ duì shuǐ le.

I suspect they water down the beer in that pub.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced duì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 兑 (duì) mean in Chinese?
兑 (duì) primarily means "to cash." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2346 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 兑 have?
兑 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 兑?
The radical associated with 兑 is 儿 (legs). This radical appears in many characters related to legs.
What are the components of 兑?
兑 is composed of: 丷 (structural), 兄 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱丷兄 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 兑?
Common words with 兑 include: 兑现 (duì xiàn, "(of a check etc) to cash"); 兑换 (duì huàn, "to convert"); 兑换率 (duì huàn lǜ, "currency exchange rate"); 挤兑 (jǐ duì, "a run on a bank"); 兑付 (duì fù, "to cash (a check)"). There are over 16 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 兑 (duì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation duì: 堆 (to pile, to heap), 队 (squadron), 对 (right). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 兑 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 兑 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.