Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 艮 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (銀)
Simplified (银)
Notes
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
银
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
银
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
银
Clerical
Xin dynasty (9-23 AD)
银
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
银
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
银
Regular
Modern
Chinese
银 / 銀 [yín]
silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
銀 ぎん
Gin female given namesurname
銀 ぎんさき
Ginsaki surname
銀 ぎんじ
Ginji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (166)
银行 [yínháng] #1,003
bank
商业银行 [shāngyèyínháng] #3,740
commercial bank
银色 [yínsè] #7,349
silver (color)
银河 [Yínhé] #8,948
Milky Way
银子 [yínzi] #16,845
money
中国银行 [ZhōngguóYínháng] #7,172
Bank of China (BoC)
银行家 [yínhángjiā] #11,569
banker
银行业 [yínhángyè] #32,719
banking
银河系 [Yínhéxì] #11,715
Milky Way Galaxy
收银 [shōuyín] #11,214
to receive payment
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 銀色 [ぎんいろ] #4,248
silver (color, colour)
⭐ 銀行 [ぎんこう] #6,077
bank
⭐ 金持ち [かねもち] #6,097
rich person
銀髪 [ぎんぱつ] #8,855
silver hair
⭐ 銀貨 [ぎんか] #11,605
silver coin
⭐ 銀座 [ぎんざ] #14,246
Ginza (district in Tokyo)
⭐ 銀河 [ぎんが] #15,658
Milky Way
金銀 [きんぎん] #18,771
gold and silver
⭐ 賃金 [ちんぎん] #23,770
wages
銀糸 [ぎんし] #28,964
silver thread
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