Chinese Character 銀 Meanings and components.

Form

銀

Meaning

銀 meaning^[3] in English

Silver.

Silver-Colored.

Relating To Money Or Currency.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi^[2] character 銀 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Jin (金) , and blunt (艮)

Its radical^[1] is: 金 (jin1) which means: Surname Jin, Surname Kim (Korean), Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), .金jin1surname Jin

In cangjie it is written with CAV

How to write 銀

To write銀yin2silver you should write a combination of 金jin1surname Jin , 艮gen3blunt arranged in a 吅 shape:

金 + 艮 = 銀

銀 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 銀 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 銀, looks as follow:

銀

Pinyin:yin2 Shape:吅

Meaning^[3]: Silver . Silver-Colored . Relating To Money Or Currency

金

Pinyin:jin1

Meaning^[3]: Surname Jin . Surname Kim (Korean) . Jurchen Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)

艮

Pinyin:gen3

Meaning^[3]: Blunt . Tough . Chewy

Notes

[1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical
[2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter
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