银yín
silver. 11 strokes, radical 钅, first met in HSK 2.
What 银 is made of
钅 (jīn, gold) and 艮 (gěn, blunt).
钅 carries the meaning — money — and 艮 carries the sound.
How to write 银
Strokes 1–5 write 钅, then strokes 6–11 write 艮.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 银
Words that use 银
| 银 | silver 一种贵重的白色金属 工匠用白银制成了这只碗。The craftsman shaped this bowl out of silver. Lesson 196, 货币结算与费用支付 · 商业贸易与金融投资 · Commerce, Financial Transactions & Market Trade |
| 银行 | bank 专门办理存钱取钱业务的机构 他就近在银行开设了专户。He opened a dedicated account at the nearby bank. Lesson 91, 去银行 · 见微知著与守正出新 · Insight from the Minute & Innovation with Integrity |
| 银牌 | silver medal 比赛中获得第二名的奖品 商会为优秀企业颁发了银牌。The chamber of commerce awarded the top firms a silver medal. Lesson 196, 货币结算与费用支付 · 商业贸易与金融投资 · Commerce, Financial Transactions & Market Trade |
| 银行卡 | bank card 银行发行、可以用来存取付款的卡片 他刷银行卡办理了订票手续。He swiped his bank card to complete the booking. Lesson 92, 音乐会 · 见微知著与守正出新 · Insight from the Minute & Innovation with Integrity |
Characters that share the sound part 艮
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 钅
All 22 of them, and what the radical means, on the 金 radical page.