银

銀

yín

noun HSK 3 #3,757

Meanings

1 silver
2 relating to money or banking

Characters

Contains the metal radical 钅, identifying it as a precious metal.

Examples

这条项链是银的。

Zhè tiáo xiàngliàn shì yín de.

This necklace is silver.

银行在哪里？

Yínháng zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the bank?

她戴着一对银耳环。

Tā dài zhe yí duì yín ěrhuán.

She's wearing a pair of silver earrings.

Tips

history

银 is in 银行 (yínháng, bank) because historically banks stored silver. Silver (银子 yínzi) was the main currency in imperial China.

Stroke Order

银 yín