银 (yín) — silver (the precious metal); silver-colored

Definition

银 (yín) is the noun for the metal silver. In compounds, it acts as a prefix meaning 'silver-' — as in 银牌 (silver medal) — or 'financial', as in 银行 (bank, literally 'silver row').

noun

silver (the precious metal)silver-colored

Easily confused

跟gēnlook-alike(preposition) with; together with; (indicating comparison) compared to
根gēnlook-alike(noun) root; basis; origin
锁suǒlook-alike(noun) lock
良liánglook-alike(adv, literary) very; used in set phrases before certain adjectives (多, 久, 苦, etc.)
恨hènlook-aliketo hate

Examples

Zhè kuài yín zi shì chún de
This piece of silver is pure.
银。
Tā dài le yì tiáo yín xiàng liàn.
She wore a silver necklace.
银。
Gǔ dài rén yòng yín lái mǎi dōng xī.
Ancient people used silver to buy things.

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