How to say “remittance” in Chinese

汇款
huìkuǎn

remittance; send money

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Errands and services”

“Remittance” in Chinese is 汇款, huì kuǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

汇款 is read huì kuǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

huì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
kuǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

汇
huì — converge, gather

On the left, 氵 “water”: rivers flowing together. 词汇 — a “gathering of words”, vocabulary.

款
kuǎn — sum of money; clause

In 罚款 and 存款 it means “a sum of money”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “汇款”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 汇款. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 请确认一下汇款金额。qǐngquèrènyíxiàhuìkuǎnjīn’éPlease check the transfer amount.

More words from the lesson “Bills and transfers”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “remittance” in Chinese?

“Remittance” in Chinese is 汇款, pinyin huìkuǎn.

What does 汇款 mean?

汇款 (huìkuǎn) means “remittance; send money”.

How do you write 汇款?

汇款 is 2 characters: 汇 (huì) — converge, gather; 款 (kuǎn) — sum of money; clause. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 汇款?

汇款 is read huìkuǎn. Tones: huì — fourth tone, kuǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“remittance” in the lesson “Bills and transfers”

This word is from the topic “Errands and services” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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