刀币 dāo bì — knife money (ancient Chinese coin)

刀币
dāo bì

Characters: 刀 · 币

Definitions

  1. knife money (ancient Chinese coin)

More definitions

ExtDict

  1. 中国古代的铜币。形状像刀，故称。春秋战国时齐、赵、燕等国铸造，种类很多。秦始皇统一中国后废除。

Examples

  • 博物馆里陈列着春秋战国时期的刀币。

    The museum displays knife coins from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

  • 这枚出土的刀币价值不菲。

    This excavated knife coin is worth a good deal.