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')

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Pronunciation

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Cities

银川 Yinchuan, Ningxia

Proverbs

此地无银三百两 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng Accidentally giving away the hidden truth in an explanation. The story is of a man who buried 300 pieces of stolen silver. Strangely he put up a sign on top of his horde to say that the 300 pieces were not buried there. Someone a little smarter dug up the cash and replaced the sign to say he had not dug up the silver buried there.