银(yín)

HSK 211 strokesTrad. 銀

silver

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Character information

Pinyin
yín
Meaning
silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
銀

Origin & structure

Where 银 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅艮

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (money); 艮 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

钅jīn艮gèn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 银 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 银

Common words using 银 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shì世yín银

World Bank (abbr. for 世界银行)

Open 世银 page →
zhōng中yín银

Bank of China (abbr. for 中国银行)

Open 中银 page →
fèng俸yín银

official salary

Open 俸银 page →
zhōng中guó国yín银lián联

China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization

Open 中国银联 page →
zhōng中guó国yín银háng行

Bank of China (BoC)

Open 中国银行 page →
shōu收yín银

to receive payment

Open 收银 page →
shōu收yín银tái台

checkout counter; cashier's desk

Open 收银台 page →
shōu收yín银yuán员

cashier; checkout clerk

Open 收银员 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 银’s common words

世中俸国联行收台

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