银

yín

yínspelled as in · 2nd tone — spelling rules

silver · silver-colored

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 11 HSK 3

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

铁钱铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁

Same radical

铁钱铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁锡钻钩

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Character Decomposition

银=钅+艮

Etymology

money

Meanings

silver

silver-colored

relating to money or currency

yín

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Words with 银 487 total

deposit · down payment定银dìng yín silver白银bái yín official salary俸银fèng yín gold and silver金银jīn yín

Idioms with 银 19 total Chain

lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide此地无银三百两cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng display of fireworks and lanterns火树银花huǒ shù yín huā