yín

silver

silver-colored; relating to money or currency

metal (钅) + sound (艮) = silver

The metal radical points to silver as a precious metal. 艮 mainly gives the sound yín and does not carry the meaning here.

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Words with 银

金正银

jīn zhèng yín

former spelling of Kim Jong-un 金正恩[Jin1 Zheng4 en1]

金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝

jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō

there's no place like home (idiom)

金银

jīn yín

gold and silver

金银块

jīn yín kuài

bullion

金银岛

jīn yín dǎo

Treasure Island by R.L. Stevenson 羅伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森|罗伯特·路易斯·斯蒂文森[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Lu4 yi4 si1 · Si1 di4 wen2 sen1]

金银箔

jīn yín bó

gold and silver foil

金银花

jīn yín huā

honeysuckle

金银铜铁锡

jīn yín tóng tiě xī

the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron, tin

银丹

yín dān

lunar caustic (fused silver nitrate, shaped into a stick and used as a cauterizing agent)

银亮

yín liàng

shiny bright as silver

银保

yín bǎo

bank insurance; bancassurance

银元

yín yuán

flat silver (former coinage)

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