钱包

Why does 钱包 look like this?

钱 (qián): Combining 钅 (metal/money) and 戋 (a phonetic part originally meaning small or layered). It represents the coins we use! 包 (bāo): A pictograph of a person bending over to wrap something up, or a 'package'. Together, they literally mean a 'money-wrap'!