Word

银行卡 (yín háng kǎ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

Meaning of 银行卡

名 míng noun

bank card

我的银行卡丢了。

wǒ de yín háng kǎ diū le

I lost my bank card.

Word breakdown

银 yín — bank (lit. silver, forms 'bank' with 行)

1 银行 yín háng — bank HSK 3
- 银 silver; represents money/currency/financial matters
- 行 business establishment, firm, institution
Example

我去银行取钱。

wǒ qù yín háng qǔ qián

I'm going to the bank to withdraw money.
2 银牌 yín pái — silver medal HSK 6
- 银 silver (indicating second place)
- 牌 medal (the physical award)
Example

她在奥运会上获得了银牌。

tā zài ào yùn huì shàng huò dé le yín pái

She won a silver medal at the Olympics.
3 银幕 yín mù — screen HSK 7
- 银 silver (referring to the reflective quality of cinema screens)
- 幕 screen/curtain (the physical projection surface)
Example

这部电影将在大银幕上首映。

zhè bù diàn yǐng jiāng zài dà yín mù shàng shǒu yìng

This film will premiere on the big screen.

行 háng — bank (lit. trade/business, forms 'bank' with 银)

卡 kǎ — card

1 信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ — credit card HSK 3
- 信 trust, credit
- 用 use, usage
- 卡 card
Example

我用信用卡付款。

wǒ yòng xìn yòng kǎ fù kuǎn

I pay with a credit card.
2 卡片 kǎ piàn — card HSK 6
- 卡 card (phonetic borrowing)
- 片 piece, flat object
Example

我收到了一张生日卡片。

wǒ shōu dào le yì zhāng shēng rì kǎ piàn

I received a birthday card.
3 打卡 dǎ kǎ — to clock in/out HSK 6
- 打 to perform/do (an action)
- 卡 card/time recording system
Example

我每天早上八点到公司打卡。

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn dào gōng sī dǎ kǎ

I clock in at the company at 8 AM every morning.
4 卡车 kǎ chē — truck HSK 7
- 卡 transliteration character representing the 'ka-' sound
- 车 vehicle, the semantic component indicating it's a type of vehicle
Example

这辆卡车装满了货物。

zhè liàng kǎ chē zhuāng mǎn le huò wù

This truck is loaded with goods.
5 卡通 kǎ tōng — cartoon HSK 7
- 卡 phonetic component approximating 'car' from English 'cartoon'
- 通 phonetic component approximating 'toon' from English 'cartoon'
Example

孩子们喜欢看卡通片。

hái zi men xǐ huan kàn kǎ tōng piàn

Children like to watch cartoons.

Structure & writing

1 银 yín — silver (metallic element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47)

银 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 钅 jīn — metal/gold radical

钅 is a component in 43 characters

HSK 1

钟 zhōng a hollow metal resonator that produces sound when struck; a bell 钱 qián currency; money

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铁 tiě iron (metallic element, symbol Fe, atomic number 26) 错 cuò uneven; mixed and varied

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铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb) 银 yín silver (metallic element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47) 锻 duàn to forge (metal by heating and hammering)

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针 zhēn needle or pin (slender metal tool with a point and eye or hook, used for sewing or knitting) 钢 gāng steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content) 钥 yào key 键 jiàn key (mechanical component connecting a shaft to a gear or pulley, usually a rectangular steel block fitted into keyways) 镜 jìng mirror; a reflective device (ancient mirrors were made of polished bronze, modern ones of glass)

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铃 líng bell or buzzer (metal sound-making device) 销 xiāo to melt metal into liquid 锁 suǒ lock (metal device requiring a key, code, or card to open) 锅 guō cooking pot or wok (round, concave, made of iron, aluminum, steel, etc.)

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钓 diào to fish with a hook and bait 钻 zuān to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed object 铜 tóng copper (metallic element, symbol Cu, atomic number 29) 铺 pū to spread out; to lay flat 链 liàn chain; a rope-like object made of connected metal rings

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镇 zhèn to suppress; to control

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衔 xián (lit.) horse bit (mouthpiece) 钉 dīng nail; pin; tack (a slender object made of metal, wood, or bamboo that can be driven into another object) 钙 gài calcium (metallic element, symbol Ca) 钝 dùn blunt; not sharp (opposite of 快、利、锐) 钞 chāo banknote, paper currency

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钦 qīn to admire; to respect 钧 jūn ancient unit of weight equal to thirty jin 钩 gōu hook (a curved, sharp-tipped tool for hanging or retrieving things) 钮 niǔ same as "纽" 铭 míng inscription on a vessel, stele, etc. recording facts or merits; words written or engraved to encourage oneself 铲 chǎn shovel; spatula (a flat or scoop-shaped tool with a long handle, usually made of iron) 铸 zhù to cast metal by melting and pouring into a mold 锄 chú hoe (farm tool for loosening soil and weeding) 锈 xiù rust (oxidized layer on metal surfaces) 锋 fēng blade edge; the sharp or pointed part of a sword, knife, or other weapon 锐 ruì sharp or pointed (of a blade or weapon's edge), opposite of 'blunt' 锡 xī tin (metallic element, symbol Sn, atomic number 50) 锤 chuí hammer (a tool with a handle and a metal head) 锦 jǐn colorful patterned silk fabric 锲 qiè (lit.) to carve with a knife 镶 xiāng to inlay or embed one object into another; to border or edge with a material

1.2 艮 gèn — one of the eight trigrams, representing mountain

艮 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

很 hěn very; quite

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眼 yǎn eye (visual organ of humans and animals) 跟 gēn heel (of the foot or shoe/sock)

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根 gēn root (organ of a higher plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients; taproots and fibrous roots) 银 yín silver (metallic element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47)

HSK 5

良 liáng good; excellent 艰 jiān difficult; not easy 退 tuì to move backward (opposite of 进) 限 xiàn specified range; limit

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恨 hèn to hate; to resent 狠 hěn fierce; cruel 痕 hén trace, mark left by something

HSK 7

垦 kěn to reclaim wasteland, to open up land for cultivation 恳 kěn sincere, earnest

Stroke order

2 行 háng — a row or line of people or objects

Xpinyin

行 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

街 jiē street; a wide road lined with buildings, typically with shops

HSK 5

衡 héng steelyard beam; weighing instrument such as a scale or balance

HSK 7

衍 yǎn (lit.) to develop and elaborate; to extend and unfold 衔 xián (lit.) horse bit (mouthpiece)

consists of

2.1 彳 chì — step/walk radical, representing slow or hesitant walking

彳 is a component in 20 characters

HSK 1

很 hěn very; quite 得 dé to get; to obtain (opposite of 失)

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行 xíng to walk; to go

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待 dài to wait; to await 律 lǜ law; rule 微 wēi tiny; slight

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彻 chè to penetrate, to pass through 彼 bǐ that; that one (opposite of 此) 征 zhēng to travel a long distance (often of troops on campaign)

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径 jìng narrow path; footpath 徒 tú to go on foot (without vehicle or horse) 循 xún to follow; to comply with; to adhere to 德 dé morality; ethical standards and norms of conduct

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役 yì labor service; corvée 徊 huái see 徘徊: ①pace back and forth; ②hesitate, be irresolute; ③fluctuate within a range 徐 xú (lit.) slowly; gently 徘 pái used in 徘徊: ① pace back and forth; ② hesitate, be undecided; ③ fluctuate within a range 徙 xǐ to migrate; to move (residence)

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御 yù to drive or control (a carriage or horse) 徽 huī emblem; badge; insignia

2.2 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)

一 is a component in 58 characters

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