Chinese word

银

Pronunciation

Pinyinyín

Meaning

  • nounsilver

Example

这件项链是银做的。zhè jiàn xiàng liàn shì yín zuò de

This necklace is made from silver.

Illustration for 银 (silver)

More examples

她喜欢戴银项链。tā xǐ huān dài yín xiàng liàn

She likes wearing silver necklaces.

Core concept

A lustrous, pale metal valued both as a material and as a silver-like color.

Common phrases

  • 银项链yín xiàng liàn

    silver necklace

  • 戴银饰dài yín shì

    wear silver jewelry

Similar words

银子yín zi: Money that someone has available to spend, in everyday speech.
钱qián: Money used in exchange for goods or services.
白银bái yín: The metal itself, valued as a precious material and used to make things.
银色yín sè: A gray-white color with the shine of silver.

Definition in Chinese

一种有光泽的白色金属，化学元素符号为Ag，密度较大且导电导热性良好，常用于首饰、器具、电子元件和部分货币制品，也可指由该金属制成的物品。yì zhǒng yǒu guāng zé de bái sè jīn shǔ huà xué yuán sù fú hào wèi Ag mì dù jiào dà qiě dǎo diàn dǎo rè xìng liáng hǎo cháng yòng yú shǒu shì qì jù diàn zi yuán jiàn hé bù fèn huò bì zhì pǐn yě kě zhǐ yóu gāi jīn shǔ zhì chéng de wù pǐn

Word origin

银 (yín, "silver") combines 钅 (jīn, "metal"), which signals its meaning, with 艮 (gèn, "phonetic component"), which helps represent its sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday product descriptions, the word can name the material or describe a silver-colored finish, so context shows whether an item is actually made of metal.

Other meanings

  • silver-coloredadjective

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