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yín

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yín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yín | yin2
English translation
silver
silver-colored
relating to money or currency
silver; cash, money, wealth

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About yín

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

yín

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

money

Etymology of yín

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

钅艮

Semantic compound

jīn

Phonetic compound

gěn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. jīn represents the meaning and gěn represents the sound. Simplified form of yín .

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Example sentences using yín

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suān 银器 yín qì de 表面 biǎomiàn 腐蚀 fǔshí le .

Acid had pitted the surface of the silver.

zhè shì 纯金 chún jīn ( yín )( zhì ) de .

This is made of solid gold ( silver ).

必须 bìxū Qián cún zài 银行 yínháng .

You must deposit the money in a bank.

银器 yín qì shì hěn hǎo de 结婚 jiéhūn 礼物 lǐwù .

Silver makes a good wedding present.

zhè dǐng 王冠 wáng guān shǎng 镶嵌 xiāngqiàn zhāo 金和银.

The crown was enchased with gold and silver.

Words with yín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
银行 yínháng bank銀行
yín silver yín
商业银行 shāng yè yín háng commercial bank商業銀行
银色 yín sè silver (color)銀色
银河 Yín hé Milky Way銀河
银子 yín zi money銀子
中国银行 Zhōng guó Yín háng Bank of China (BoC)中國銀行
银行家 yín háng jiā banker銀行家
银行业 yín háng yè banking銀行業
银河系 Yín hé xì Milky Way Galaxy銀河系
收银 shōu yín to receive payment收銀
银幕 yín mù movie screen銀幕
中国人民银行 Zhōng guó Rén mín Yín háng People's Bank of China中國人民銀行
银币 yín bì silver coinage銀幣
金银 jīn yín gold and silver金銀
银器 yín qì silverware銀器
白银 Bái yín Baiyin prefecture-level city in Gansu白銀
银牌 yín pái silver medal銀牌
人民银行 Rén mín Yín háng People's Bank of China人民銀行
水银 shuǐ yín mercury水銀
世界银行 Shì jiè Yín háng World Bank世界銀行
收银机 shōu yín jī cash register收銀機
中央银行 Zhōng yāng Yín háng Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)中央銀行
银杏 yín xìng maidenhair tree銀杏

yín Decomposition & Compounds

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yín Decomposition

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