兑
duì
to cash
surname Dui; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱
mouth (丷) + kneeling person (兄) = speaking an exchange
The original form showed a kneeling person (兄) with an open mouth (丷 standing in for 口), suggesting speaking or chanting aloud. From the idea of verbal declaration came the extended senses of exchange, conversion, and cashing out.
我想把这张支票兑成现金。
wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhè zhāng zhī piào duì chéng xiàn jīn。
I want to cash this check into cash.
你可以去银行把外币兑换成人民币。
nǐ kě yǐ qù yín háng bǎ wài bì duì huàn chéng rén mín bì。
You can go to the bank to exchange foreign currency into renminbi.
Words with 兑
金汇兑本位制
jīn huì duì běn wèi zhì
gold exchange standard (economics)
兑付
duì fù
to cash (a check)
兑换
duì huàn
to convert
兑换率
duì huàn lǜ
currency exchange rate
兑奖
duì jiǎng
to cash in a winning ticket; to redeem a prize
兑现
duì xiàn
(of a check etc) to cash
勾兑
gōu duì
to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)
汇兑
huì duì
remittance
商兑
shāng duì
to discuss and deliberate
打兑
dǎ duì
to arrange (colloquial)
承兑
chéng duì
(commerce) to accept (i.e. acknowledge as calling for payment)
折兑
zhé duì
to cash