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银 (yín) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

银 (yín) is a Chinese word: silver. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 银

名 míng noun

silver

这枚戒指是银的。

zhè méi jiè zhǐ shì yín de

This ring is made of silver.

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Word breakdown

银 yín — silver

Words with this character (4)
  • 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 银行卡 yín háng kǎ — bank card HSK 3
    • 银 bank (lit. silver, forms 'bank' with 行)
    • 行 bank (lit. trade/business, forms 'bank' with 银)
    • 卡 card
    Example

    我的银行卡丢了。

    wǒ de yín háng kǎ diū le

    I lost my bank card.

  • 3 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.

  • 4 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.

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
HSK 2
铁 tiě iron (metallic element, symbol Fe, atomic number 26) 错 cuò uneven; mixed and varied
HSK 3
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)
HSK 4
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)
HSK 5
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
HSK 7
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
HSK 2
眼 yǎn eye (visual organ of humans and animals) 跟 gēn heel (of the foot or shoe/sock)
HSK 3
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
HSK 6
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

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