noun HSK 4
Traditional 銀
silver · relating to money or currency
Meaning
银 refers to the precious metal silver and is commonly used in words related to money, banking, and finance. It appears in many compound words like 银行 (bank) and 银色 (silver color).
Usage
银 is most commonly seen in compound words rather than used alone in modern Chinese. When referring to the metal or color silver, native speakers typically say 银子 or 银色. It frequently appears in financial and banking terminology.
Examples
- 01他在奥运会上获得了银牌。.He won a silver medal at the Olympics.
- 02这家银行的服务很好。.This bank's service is very good.
Common collocations
- 银行bank
- 银牌silver medal
- 银器silverware
- 银白色silvery white
Antonyms
Origin
The traditional character 銀 is a semantic-phonetic compound with 金 (metal) as the radical and 艮 providing the pronunciation, clearly indicating this is a type of metal.