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CHINESE CHARACTER

银 (yín): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yín
silver; cash, money, wealth
HSK 311 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

钅 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 银.

Phonetic component

艮 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 11

Write 银 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 银

银行

请去银行。

Qǐng qù yín háng。

Please go to the bank.

我有几枚银币。

Wǒ yǒu jǐ méi yín bì。

I have several silver coins.

FAQ

What does 银 (yín) mean in Chinese?

silver; cash, money, wealth

How do you write 银 in stroke order?

银 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 银?

钅 is the radical in 银. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 银?

银行 (yínháng): bank; 银行卡 (yínhángkǎ): bank card; 银 (yín): silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency.