银发

銀髮
yínfà
noun #37,495

Meanings

  1. 1 silver hair
  2. 2 gray hair
  3. 3 (by extension) the elderly

Examples

Tā yī tóu yínfà, qìzhí yōuyǎ.
She has a head of silver hair and an elegant air.
Yínfà jīngjì zhèngzài kuàisù fāzhǎn.
The silver economy (elderly market) is developing rapidly.

Tips

register
More flattering than 白发 (báifà, 'white hair'). 银发 emphasizes the metallic shine and is often used in marketing — 银发 (yínfàzú, 'the silver-haired set') and 银发经济 ('silver economy') target the elderly consumer market without sounding ageist.
mistakes
here is fà (4th tone, 'hair' — traditional ), NOT fā (1st tone, 'to send' — traditional ). The tone changes the meaning completely.

Stroke Order

yín