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银 yín silver

silver; money

How to remember 银: 钅 gold + 艮 stubborn = silver. Chasing gold all season, the stubborn sprinter crosses the line a hair too late and stares at her silver.

  • 757. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 金

Component breakdown

银 = 钅 gold + 艮 stubborn

  • 钅 gold
  • 艮 stubborn
The Gushi story

Chasing gold all season, the stubborn sprinter crosses the line a hair too late and stares at her silver.

How it is used

  • Literally silver - 银牌 (yínpái) silver medal, ranking below 金牌 gold and above 铜牌 bronze.
  • By extension 'money/finance', which is why 银行 (yínháng) is bank - note the reading is háng (a firm/business), NOT xíng.
  • 银幕 (yínmù) the silver screen means cinema, vs 屏幕 (píngmù) the screen of a phone or TV - different 幕.

Words with 银

Example sentences

  • 她戴着一条银手链。 Tā dàizhe yī tiáo yín shǒuliàn.She's wearing a silver bracelet.
  • 这是一家银行。 Zhè shì yī jiā yínháng.This is a bank.