yín

silver

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
钅 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

艮 sound component

  Sound component

gěngèn

  

blunt

Evolution

银 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
银 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
银 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
银 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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yín

silver; cash, money, wealth; silver-colored; relating to money or currency

Most common words with 银
Freq.
Word
Meaning

银行

bank

silver

商业银行

commercial bank

银色

silver (color)

银河

Milky Way