压岁钱

Traditional form:

壓歲錢

Pinyin (reading):

yāsuìqián

Definitions:

• money given to children as a gift on Chinese New Year's Eve

Characters:

• 压 - press; oppress; crush; pressure
• 岁 - year; years old, age; harvest
• 钱 - money, currency, coins

Traditional characters:

• 壓 - press; oppress; crush; pressure
• 歲 - year; years old, age; harvest
• 錢 - money, currency, coins