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银 (yín): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 银

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How to write 银 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 银

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3.

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Left-Right

银

钅jīn · metal

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4.

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5.

How to Use 银

Banking and Finance

In modern compounds, 银 (yín) indicates banks and payment cards like in 银行 and 银行卡.

银行 • yín háng • bank • HSK 3

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6.

Example Sentences

yè夜

wǎn晚

de的

yín银

hé河

fēi非

cháng

Information

Pinyinyín

Meaningsilver

Strokes11

Radical钅

Traditional銀

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#631

Zhuyinㄧㄣˊ

UnicodeU+94F6

CangjieCAV

钅jīn · metal

The metal component connects this character to metal or a metal object.

yín银

háng行

bank

银行卡 • yín háng kǎ • bank card • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

yín银

háng行

kǎ卡

bank card

Silver and Screen

In words like 银牌 and 银幕, 银 (yín) refers to silver metal or a screen made of silver.

银牌 • yín pái • silver medal • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

yín银

pái牌

silver medal

银幕 • yín mù • Screen • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yín银

mù幕

Screen

常

měi美

lì丽

。

The Milky Way is very beautiful at night.

Tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

yòng用

yín银

qì器

lái来

zhuāng装

shì饰

cān餐

zhuō桌

。

She likes to use silverware to decorate the dining table.

wǒ我

jīn今

tiān天

qù去

yín银

háng行

cún存

qián钱

。

I went to the bank to deposit money today.

wēn温

dù度

jì计

lǐ里

yǒu有

shuǐ水

yín银

。

There is mercury in a thermometer.

zhè这

ge个

jiè戒

zhi指

shì是

yín银

de的

。

This ring is made of silver.

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