银 yín silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
Made up of [钅 jīn metal radical 167, 艮 gèn stubborn radical 138]Alternative traditional form of character: 銀
Made with 11 strokes.
Combines metal radical with character for 'hard' as it is harder than gold or copper
Related characters
Also uses 钅 jīn component: 锅 guō (pot) 铺 pù (store) ; 钱 qián (money) ; 铁 tiě (arms) ; 锡 xī (to bestow) ; 钟 zhōng (clock) ; 钻 zuān (to drill)
Also uses 艮 gèn component: 跟 gēn (heel) 很 hěn (very) ; 艰 jiān (difficult) ; 良 liáng (good)
Different tone
阴 yīn (yin) ; 音 yīn (sound) ; 饮 yǐn (to drink) ; 廴 yǐn ('long stride')Pronunciation
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