Ch'uan 上市 Deposited
A Chinese word meaning funds held in reserve, also a spring. The word is also used for money. The word Ch'uan was eventually supplanted by Ch'ieu (q.v.). The character for Ch'uan is found on the coins of Wang Mang (A.D. 7-14). We find the following combinations: Ch'uan Fa=coinage, Ch'uan Pi=metal money, Ch'uan Pu, or Pu Ch'uan=cur- rency.
- Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)