yín = y + (e)n2
silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency
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How to pronounce 银

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

银 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
gěn = g + (e)n3
blunt / tough / chewy
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gèn = g + (e)n4
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain / ☶ / ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
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Character component without intrinsic meaning
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Characters with 银 as component

银 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 银

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bank / CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
silver (color)

Sentences with 银

xīng
xing
chéng
yín
 
 
cǎi
hóng
jià
zuò
fēi
qiáo

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yín

silver / silver-colored / relating to money or currency

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