銀

See also: 银 and 鋃

銀	U+9280, 銀 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9280

← 鉿
[U+927F]

CJK Unified Ideographs

銁 →
[U+9281]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

銀 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金日女 (CAV), four-corner 8713₂, composition ⿰金艮)

References

KangXi: page 1303, character 25

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40355

Dae Jaweon: page 1805, character 2

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4202, character 18

Unihan data for U+9280

Chinese

trad.		銀
simp.		银

Chemical element
Ag
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Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 銀
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (艮) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
艱	*krɯːn
齦	kʰrɯːnʔ, kʰɯːnʔ, *ŋɯn
眼	*ŋrɯːnʔ
蛝	*ɡrɯːn
限	*ɡrɯːnʔ
硍	*ɡrɯːnʔ
豤	kʰɯːnʔ, kʰɯːnʔ, *kʰuːn
詪	ɡlɯːnʔ, kɯːnʔ, *kɯːns
根	*kɯːn
跟	*kɯːn
珢	kɯːn, kɯːns, *ŋrɯn
艮	*kɯːns
茛	*kɯːns
墾	*kʰɯːnʔ
懇	*kʰɯːnʔ
垠	ŋɯːn, ŋrɯn, *ŋɯn
泿	ŋɯːn, ŋrɯn
痕	*ɡɯːn
拫	*ɡɯːn
鞎	*ɡɯːn
很	*ɡɯːnʔ
恨	*ɡɯːns
銀	*ŋrɯn
檭	*ŋrɯn

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *ŋrɯn) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 艮 (OC *kɯːns).

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋul ~ (d-)ŋur. Cognate with Tibetan དངུལ (dngul), Burmese ငွေ (ngwe).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yín (yin²)
(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ
(Chengdu, SP): yin²
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йин (yin, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): ngan⁴, ngan^4-2
(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngan³, ngan^3*
Gan (Wiktionary): nyin⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngiùn
(Meixian, Guangdong): ngiun²
Jin (Wiktionary): ing¹
Min Bei (KCR): ngê̤ng
Min Dong (BUC): ngṳ̀ng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): gîn / gûn / gîrn
(Teochew, Peng'im): ngeng⁵ / ngêng⁵ / nging⁵
Wu (Wiktionary): nyin (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): in²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yín
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yín
  - Wade–Giles: yin²
  - Yale: yín
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yn
  - Palladius: инь (inʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: yin²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: in
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йин (yin, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngan⁴, ngan^4-2
  - Yale: ngàhn, ngán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngan⁴, ngan^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngen⁴, ngen^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐn²¹/, /ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngan³, ngan^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡan²²/, /ᵑɡan²²⁻²²⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nyin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲin³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiunˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiun²
  - Sinological IPA: /ɲi̯un¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngiun²
  - Sinological IPA: /ɲiun¹¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ing¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ĩŋ¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngê̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋœyŋ³³/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngṳ̀ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyŋ⁵³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîn
  - Tâi-lô: gîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giin
  - IPA (Yilan, Tainan, Singapore): /ɡin²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡin²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡin¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Lukang, Taipei, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûn
  - Tâi-lô: gûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guun
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Lukang, Taipei, Kinmen, Philippines): /ɡun²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Sanxia)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîrn
  - Tâi-lô: gîrn
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngeng⁵ / ngêng⁵ / nging⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngṳ̂ng / ngêng / ngîng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɯŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋeŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋiŋ⁵⁵/

Note:

ngeng5 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai;
ngêng5 - Jieyang;
nging5 - Chaoyang.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: nyin (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲɪɲ²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: in²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in¹³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 銀
Mandarin	Beijing	/in³⁵/
	Harbin	/in²⁴/
	Tianjin	/in⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/iẽ⁴²/
	Qingdao	/iə̃⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/in⁴²/
	Xi'an	/iẽ²⁴/
	Xining	/iə̃²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/iŋ⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/ĩn⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/iŋ⁵¹/
	Wuhan	/in²¹³/
	Chengdu	/in³¹/
	Guiyang	/in²¹/
	Kunming	/ĩ¹/
	Nanjing	/in²⁴/
	Hefei	/in⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/iəŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/ȵiŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/ĩŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/ȵiŋ²³/
	Suzhou	/ȵin¹³/
	Hangzhou	/ȵin²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/ȵaŋ³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/niʌ̃⁴⁴/
Hui	Tunxi	/ȵin⁴⁴/
Xiang	Changsha	/in¹³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/ȵin¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/ȵin⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/ŋiun¹¹/
Hakka	Taoyuan
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/ŋɐn²¹/
	Nanning	/ŋɐn²¹/
	Hong Kong	/ŋɐn²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/gun³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/ŋyŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ŋœyŋ³³/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/ŋɯŋ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/ŋin³¹/

Middle Chinese: /ŋˠiɪn/

Rime
Character	銀
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	眞 (44)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	語巾切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚin/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋien/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋjin/
Li Rong	/ŋjĕn/
Wang Li	/ŋǐĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yín
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngan⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋrə[n]/
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋrɯn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	銀
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yín
Middle Chinese	‹ ngin ›
Old Chinese	/*ŋrə[n]/
English	silver
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	銀
Reading #	1/1
No.	3939
Phonetic component	艮
Rime group	文
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	銀
Old Chinese	/*ŋrɯn/

Definitions

銀

silver
白銀／白银 ― báiyín ― silver
silvern, made of silver
silvery, silver-colored, lustrous, white, shine, shiny
cash, money, currency
銀仔／银仔 [Cantonese] ― ngan^4-2 zai² [Jyutping] ― coins
(Cantonese, Teochew, Hainanese, Zhao'an Hakka) Classifier for money: yuan; dollar; buck
幾千銀／几千银 [Cantonese] ― gei² cin¹ ngan⁴ [Jyutping] ― a few thousand bucks
- 一件五個銀，三件十五銀 [Teochew, trad.]
  一件五个银，三件十五银 [Teochew, simp.]
  From: 蔡俊明 [Cai Junming], editor (1991), “銀 ngeng˥”, in 潮州方言詞滙 (Cháozhōu fāngyán cíhuì), 香港 [Hong Kong]: 香港中文大學 [the Chinese University of Hong Kong]
  zêg⁸ gian⁶ ngou⁶ gai⁵ ngêng⁵, san¹ gian⁶ zab⁸ ngou⁶ ngêng⁵ [Peng'im]
  five bucks for one, fifteen bucks for three
a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 銀子 (“silver”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		銀
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		銀, 銀子, 白銀
Mandarin	Beijing	銀子
	Taiwan	銀子
	Tianjin	銀子
	Tangshan	銀子, 白銀
	Cangzhou	銀子
	Baoding	銀子
	Shijiazhuang	銀子
	Chifeng	銀子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	銀子
	Harbin	銀子
	Shenyang	銀子, 白銀
	Yantai (Muping)	銀子
	Qingdao	銀子
	Jinan	銀子
	Wanrong	銀子
	Zhengzhou	銀子
	Xi'an	銀子, 白銀
	Dingbian	銀子
	Yinchuan	銀子
	Lanzhou	銀子, 白銀
	Xining	銀子
	Ürümqi	銀子
	Wuhan	銀子, 白銀
	Chengdu	銀子
	Chongqing	銀子
	Guiyang	銀子
	Kunming	銀子, 白銀
	Guilin	銀子
	Guilin (Lingui)	銀子
	Liuzhou	銀子
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	銀子
	Xuzhou	銀子, 白銀
	Yangzhou	銀子, 白銀
	Nanjing	銀子, 白銀
	Hefei	銀子
	Nantong	銀子
	Singapore	銀
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	銀子
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	銀子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	銀
	Hong Kong	銀
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	銀
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	銀仔
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	銀
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	銀
	Macau	銀
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	銀
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	銀
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	銀
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	銀
	Foshan	銀
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	銀
	Foshan (Shunde)	銀
	Foshan (Sanshui)	銀
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	銀
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	銀
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	銀
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	銀
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	銀
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	銀
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	銀
	Taishan	銀
	Taishan (Guanghai)	銀
	Kaiping (Chikan)	銀
	Enping (Niujiang)	銀
	Heshan (Yayao)	銀仔
	Dongguan	銀
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	銀
	Yangjiang	銀
	Nanning	銀
	Yulin	銀
	Guiping	銀
	Guiping (Jintian)	銀
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	銀
	Guiping (Madong)	銀
	Mengshan (Xihe)	銀
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	銀
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	銀
	Baise	銀
	Bobai	銀
	Lingshan	銀
	Pubei	銀
	Qinzhou	銀
	Qinzhou (Changtan)	銀
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	銀
	Beihai	銀
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	銀
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	銀
	Ningming	銀
	Hengxian	銀
	Hezhou (Pumen)	銀子
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	銀
	Chongzuo (Laituan)	銀
	Fusui (Qujiu)	銀
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	銀
	Singapore (Guangfu)	銀
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	銀
	Móng Cái	銀
	Mandalay (Taishan)	銀
Gan	Nanchang	銀子
Gan	Pingxiang	銀子
Hakka	Meixian	銀仔, 銀
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	銀
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	銀
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	銀
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	銀
	Conghua (Lütian)	銀
	Hong Kong	銀
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	銀
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	銀
	Mashan (Pianlian)	銀
	Pingle (Tong'an)	銀子
	Yangshuo (Jinbao)	銀
	Senai (Huiyang)	銀
Huizhou	Shexian	銀, 銀子
Jin	Taiyuan	銀子
	Xinzhou	銀子, 白銀
	Linhe	銀子
	Jining	銀子
	Liangcheng	銀子
	Hohhot	銀子
	Zhangjiakou	銀子
	Handan	銀子, 白銀
Min Bei	Jian'ou	銀
Min Dong	Fuzhou	銀
Min Nan	Xiamen	銀
	Quanzhou	銀
	Jinjiang	銀
	Singapore (Hokkien)	銀
	Manila (Hokkien)	銀
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	銀
	Chaozhou	銀
	Bangkok (Teochew)	銀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	銀
	Haikou	銀
	Singapore (Hainanese)	銀
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	銀
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	銀
	Nanning (Shajing)	銀
	Binyang	銀
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Chaoyang)	銀子
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	銀子
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	銀
	Lingchuan (Tanxia)	銀
	Yangshuo (Jima)	銀子
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	銀, 銀子
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	銀
	Luxi (Liangjiatan)	銀
	Chengbu (Xuntou)	銀子
Wu	Shanghai	銀子
	Suzhou	銀子
	Hangzhou	銀子
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	銀子
	Ningbo	銀子, 銀
	Wenzhou	銀
Xiang	Changsha	銀子
	Loudi	銀子
	Shuangfeng	銀子
	Quanzhou	銀
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	銀子

Dialectal synonyms of 錢 (“money”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		錢, 幣
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		錢, 鈔, 金錢, 錢財
Mandarin	Beijing	錢, 錢兒
	Taiwan	錢
	Tianjin	錢
	Yantai (Muping)	錢
	Jinan	錢, 票子
	Luoyang	錢兒, 金錢, 錢財
	Wanrong	錢
	Xi'an	錢, 尕
	Lanzhou	尕
	Xining	錢
	Ürümqi	麻卡爾
	Wuhan	錢, 角子
	Chengdu	錢, 數數
	Kunming	錢兒
	Guilin	錢
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	錢
	Yangzhou	錢, 鈔票
	Nanjing	鈔票
	Hefei	錢
	Malaysia	錢
	Singapore	錢
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	錢
Cantonese	Guangzhou	錢, 銀, 銀紙
	Hong Kong	錢, 銀, 銀紙
	Macau	錢
	Taishan	錢, 銀, 銀紙, 鐳
	Taishan (Guanghai)	錢
	Yangjiang	錢
	Beihai	銀紙
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	錢
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	錢
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	錢
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	鐳
	Singapore (Guangfu)	鐳, 錢
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	錢, 鐳, tiền
	Móng Cái	錢, tiền
	Mandalay (Taishan)	錢, 鐳
Gan	Nanchang	錢
	Lichuan	錢
	Pingxiang	錢
Hakka	Meixian	錢
	Changting	錢
	Wuping	錢
	Liancheng	錢
	Ninghua	錢
	Yudu	錢
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	錢
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	錢
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	錢
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	錢
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	錢
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	錢
	Kuching (Hepo)	鐳
Huizhou	Jixi	鈔票, 洋錢
Jin	Taiyuan	錢
Min Bei	Jian'ou	錢
	Songxi	錢
	Zhenghe	錢
	Jianyang	錢
	Wuyishan	錢
Min Dong	Fuzhou	錢
	Changle	錢
	Lianjiang	錢
	Fuqing	錢
	Pingtan	錢
	Yongtai	錢
	Minqing	錢
	Gutian	錢
	Pingnan	錢
	Luoyuan	錢
	Fu'an	錢
	Ningde	錢
	Xiapu	錢
	Zherong	錢
	Shouning	錢
	Zhouning	錢
	Fuding	錢
	Singapore (Fuqing)	錢
Min Nan	Xiamen	錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	錢, 鐳
	Quanzhou	錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩
	Jinjiang	錢
	Nan'an	錢
	Shishi	錢
	Hui'an	錢
	Anxi	錢
	Yongchun	錢
	Dehua	錢
	Zhangzhou	錢, 鐳, 阿字仔, 錢銀, 銀兩
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	錢
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	錢
	Hua'an	鐳
	Nanjing	鐳, 銀
	Pinghe	錢
	Zhangpu	錢
	Yunxiao	鐳
	Zhao'an	錢, 鐳
	Dongshan	錢, 鐳
	Taipei	錢
	Kinmen	錢
	Penang (Hokkien)	鐳, 錢, 銀
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鐳, 錢
	Manila (Hokkien)	錢
	Longyan	錢
	Zhangping	鐳
	Datian	錢
	Guilin (Biyange)	錢
	Chaozhou	鐳, 銀
	Shantou	錢, 銀
	Shantou (Chenghai)	鐳, 銀
	Jieyang	鐳, 銀
	Haifeng	錢
	Phnom Penh (Teochew)	鐳
	Singapore (Teochew)	鐳, 錢
	Pontianak (Teochew)	鐳
	Leizhou	錢
	Wenchang	錢
	Singapore (Hainanese)	錢
Puxian Min	Putian	錢
Puxian Min	Xianyou	錢
Min Zhong	Yong'an	錢
	Sanyuan	錢
	Shaxian	錢
	Yanping (Wangtai)	錢
Wu	Shanghai	鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 老洋, 板板, 血 figuratively, 分 slang, 米 slang
	Shanghai (Chongming)	鈔票, 銅鈿
	Suzhou	鈔票, 銅鈿, 票子
	Wuxi	鈔票, 銅錢
	Danyang	銅錢, 銅, 洋錢, 錢, 鈔票
	Hangzhou	鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 農年, 牙
	Ningbo	銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 銅鋃銀子, 鈿
	Wenzhou	鈔票, 銅鈿, 番錢, 銅鈿銀, 銅鈿板, 銅板, 板
	Jinhua	鈔票, 洋鈿, 鈿, 銅鈿, 銅鈿銀子
Xiang	Changsha	錢
Xiang	Shuangfeng	錢

Dialectal synonyms of 元 (“yuan; dollar”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		圓, 元
Mandarin	Beijing	塊
	Taiwan	塊
	Harbin	塊
	Yantai (Muping)	塊
	Jinan	塊
	Luoyang	塊
	Wanrong	塊
	Xi'an	塊
	Yinchuan	塊
	Lanzhou	塊
	Xining	塊
	Ürümqi	塊
	Wuhan	塊
	Chengdu	塊
	Guiyang	塊
	Guilin	塊
	Liuzhou	塊
	Nanning (Wuming)	塊
	Shanglin (Sanli)	塊
	Xuzhou	塊
	Yangzhou	塊
	Nanjing	塊
	Hefei	塊
	Malaysia	塊
	Singapore	塊
Cantonese	Guangzhou	蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀
	Hong Kong	蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀, 雞嘢
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	蚊
	Macau	蚊
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	蚊
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	蚊
	Foshan	蚊
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	文
	Foshan (Shunde)	蚊
	Foshan (Sanshui)	蚊雞
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	蚊雞
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	蚊
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	蚊
	Taishan	蚊
	Kaiping (Chikan)	蚊
	Enping (Niujiang)	蚊
	Heshan (Yayao)	蚊
	Dongguan	蚊, 蚊雞
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	蚊
	Qingyuan	蚊
	Fogang	蚊
	Yingde (Hanguang)	蚊
	Yangshan	蚊
	Lianshan (Butian)	蚊
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	蚊
	Shaoguan	蚊
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	蚊
	Renhua	蚊雞
	Lechang	蚊
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	蚊
	Sihui	蚊雞
	Deqing	蚊
	Huaiji	蚊
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	蚊
	Yunfu	蚊
	Xinxing	蚊
	Luoding	蚊
	Yunan (Pingtai)	蚊
	Yangjiang	蚊, 個
	Lianjiang	蚊
	Nanning	蚊
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	蚊
	Qinzhou	蚊
	Beihai	蚊
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	蚊
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	蚊
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	蚊
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	箍, 蚊
	Penang (Guangfu)	蚊
	Singapore (Guangfu)	蚊, 箍
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	蚊
	Móng Cái	蚊
Gan	Nanchang	塊
	Lichuan	塊
	Pingxiang	塊
Hakka	Meixian	塊
	Yudu	塊
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	個
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	個
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	個
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	個
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	個
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	銀, 箍
	Hong Kong	塊, 蚊
	Sabah (Longchuan)	箍
	Senai (Huiyang)	箍
	Kuching (Hepo)	箍
	Singkawang	盾
Huizhou	Jixi	塊
Jin	Taiyuan	塊
Jin	Xinzhou	塊
Min Bei	Jian'ou	塊
Min Bei	Pucheng (Shibei)	塊
Min Dong	Fuzhou	塊
	Fuqing	塊
	Matsu	塊
Min Nan	Xiamen	箍
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	箍
	Quanzhou	箍
	Shishi	箍
	Zhangzhou	箍
	Zhao'an	箍
	Dongshan	箍
	Taipei	箍
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	箍
	Kaohsiung	箍
	Yilan	箍
	Changhua (Lukang)	箍
	Taichung	箍
	Tainan	箍
	Hsinchu	箍
	Kinmen	箍
	Penghu (Magong)	箍
	Penang (Hokkien)	箍
	Singapore (Hokkien)	箍
	Manila (Hokkien)	箍
	Chaozhou	銀, 箍, 個, 個銀
	Shantou	銀, 個, 箍 dated, 個銀
	Shantou (Chenghai)	銀
	Jieyang	個, 個銀
	Haifeng	個銀
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	箍
	Singapore (Teochew)	箍, 個銀
	Leizhou	個
	Wenchang	銀, 個
	Haikou	個銀, 銀
	Qionghai	銀
	Singapore (Hainanese)	箍
Puxian Min	Putian	個
Puxian Min	Xianyou	個
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	蚊
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	蚊, 蚊雞
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	塊
Wu	Shanghai	塊
	Shanghai (Chongming)	塊
	Suzhou	塊
	Danyang	塊
	Hangzhou	塊
	Wenzhou	個
	Jinhua	塊
Xiang	Changsha	塊
	Loudi	塊
	Shuangfeng	塊
	Quanzhou	塊

Compounds

Derived terms from 銀

丁銀／丁银
中銀／中银
俸銀／俸银
傾銀罐／倾银罐
冒支銀／冒支银
包銀／包银
匯銀／汇银
大銀幕／大银幕
定銀／定银
帶徵銀／带征银
庫銀／库银
戥銀／戥银
打祭銀／打祭银
插金帶銀／插金带银
撥協銀／拨协银
收銀機／收银机
本色銀／本色银
樣銀／样银
氧化銀／氧化银
氯化銀／氯化银
水罐銀盆／水罐银盆
水銀／水银
水銀柱／水银柱
水銀燈／水银灯
洋銀／洋银
溴化銀／溴化银
潮銀／潮银
火樹銀花／火树银花
爛銀盤／烂银盘
瑤臺銀闕／瑶台银阙
白銀／白银
白髮銀鬚／白发银须
硝酸銀／硝酸银
硫化銀／硫化银
硫酸銀／硫酸银
碘化銀／碘化银
穿金戴銀／穿金戴银
窩脫銀／窝脱银
精銀響鈔／精银响钞
紋銀／纹银
純銀／纯银
自然銀／自然银
花銀／花银
荒銀／荒银
衣紫腰銀／衣紫腰银
課銀／课银
贓銀／赃银
足銀／足银
輝銀礦／辉银矿
金奴銀婢／金奴银婢
金銀／金银
金銀島／金银岛
金銀箔／金银箔
金銀紙／金银纸
金銀花／金银花

金頭銀面／金头银面
銀價／银价
銀元／银元
銀兩／银两
銀刀／银刀
銀匠／银匠
銀器／银器
銀婚／银婚
銀子／银子
銀字／银字
銀字兒／银字儿
銀安殿／银安殿
銀山／银山
銀川／银川
銀市／银市
銀幕／银幕
銀幣／银币
銀座／银座
銀庫／银库
銀彈／银弹
銀揲子／银揲子
銀朱／银朱
銀杏／银杏
銀杯／银杯
銀杯羽化／银杯羽化
銀根／银根
銀桂／银桂
銀條菜／银条菜
銀樓／银楼
銀櫃／银柜
銀水／银水
銀河／银河
銀河倒瀉／银河倒泻
銀河座標／银河座标
銀河清淺／银河清浅
銀河系／银河系
銀洋／银洋
銀海／银海
銀漢／银汉
銀潢／银潢
銀灰／银灰
銀灰色／银灰色
銀燭／银烛
銀爐／银炉
銀牌／银牌
銀牌兒／银牌儿
銀狐／银狐
銀環蛇／银环蛇
銀瓶／银瓶
銀甲／银甲
銀白／银白
銀白楊／银白杨
銀白色／银白色
銀盾／银盾
銀硃／银朱

銀礦／银矿
銀票／银票
銀空山／银空山
銀竹／银竹
銀箋／银笺
銀管／银管
銀箭／银箭
銀粉／银粉
銀紅／银红
銀紙／银纸
銀絲／银丝
銀絲卷／银丝卷
銀絲捲／银丝卷
銀線草／银线草
銀耳／银耳
銀臺／银台
銀色／银色
銀色世界／银色世界
銀艾／银艾
銀花／银花
銀苗／银苗
銀號／银号
銀蟾／银蟾
銀行／银行
銀角／银角
銀貨兩訖／银货两讫
銀質沉著／银质沉著
銀輝／银辉
銀釭／银𮣲
銀鈴般／银铃般
銀鉤／银钩
銀錠／银锭
銀錢／银钱
銀闕／银阙
銀青／银青
銀鞘／银鞘
銀髮／银发
銀髮族／银发族
銀髮產業／银发产业
銀魚／银鱼
銀鮫／银鲛
銀鴨／银鸭
銀黃／银黄
銀鼠／银鼠
鑲金包銀／镶金包银
門攤銀／门摊银
阿金溺銀／阿金溺银
雪花銀／雪花银
響鈔精銀／响钞精银
餅銀／饼银
餉銀／饷银
馬蹄銀／马蹄银
鬢如銀絲／鬓如银丝
鬢髮如銀／鬓发如银
鹵化銀／卤化银

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (銀):

→ Japanese: 銀(ぎん) (gin)
→ Okinawan: 銀 (じん) (jin)
→ Korean: 은(銀) (eun)
→ Vietnamese: ngân (銀)

Others:

→ Proto-Hmong-Mien: *ɲʷi̯ən (“silver”)
- White Hmong: nyiaj (“silver, money”)
→ Lao: ເງິນ (ngœn, “silver, money”)
→ Thai: เงิน (ngən, “silver, money”)
→ Vietnamese: ngần (“silvery white; very white”)
→ Zhuang: ngaenz (“silver, money”)

References

“銀”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

銀

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: ごん (gon)
Kan-on: ぎん (gin, Jōyō)
Tō-on: いん (in)
Kun: しろがね (shirogane, 銀)
Nanori: うん (un); かな (kana); かね (kane)

Compounds

銀(ぎん)杏(なん) (ginnan)
銀(いん)子(つう) (intsū)
銀(い)杏(ちょう) (ichō)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
銀
ぎん Grade: 3
kan’on

Chemical element
Ag
Previous: パラジウム (parajiumu) (Pd)
Next: カドミウム (kadomiumu) (Cd)

From Middle Chinese 銀 (MC ŋˠiɪn). Compare modern Hokkien reading gîn.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) ぎん [gíꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ɡʲĩɴ]

Audio (file)

Noun

銀(ぎん) • (gin)

silver (lustrous, white, metallic element; symbol Ag)
Short for 銀貨 (ginka): a silver coin
Short for 銀色 (gin'iro): silvery, silver-colored
(shogi) Short for 銀将 (ginshō): a silver general
(sports, etc.) Short for 銀メダル (gin medaru): a silver medal
(historical) Short for 丁銀 (chōgin): an Edo-period silver coin in the shape of a sea cucumber
Short for 銀煙管 (gin kiseru): a silver 煙管 (kiseru, “tobacco pipe”)
Short for 銀葉 (gin'yō): a censer
Short for 銀蜻蜓 (gin'yanma): the lesser emperor, Anax parthenope
any other object made of silver

Derived terms

銀(ぎん)色(いろ) (gin'iro)
銀(ぎん)煙管(きせる) (gin kiseru)
銀(ぎん)札(さつ) (ginsatsu)
銀(ぎん)主(しゅ) (ginshu)
銀(ぎん)将(しょう) (ginshō)
銀(ぎん)砂(すな)子(ご) (ginsunago)
銀(ぎん)世(せ)界(かい) (ginsekai)
銀(ぎん)竹(ちく) (ginchiku)
銀(ぎん)鼠(ねずみ) (ginnezumi), 銀鼠(ぎんねず) (ginnezu)
銀(ぎん)無垢(むく) (ginmuku)
銀(ぎん)メダル (gin medaru)
銀(ギン)蜻蜓(ヤンマ) (gin'yanma)
一(いち)分(ぶ)銀(ぎん) (ichibugin)
十(じゅう)分(ぶ)一(いち)銀(ぎん) (jūbu-ichigin)
豆(まめ)板(いた)銀(ぎん) (mameitagin)

Affix

銀(ぎん) • (gin)

silver
silvery, silver-colored
(by extension) cash, money
Short for 銀行 (ginkō): bank

Derived terms

銀(ぎん)河(か) (ginka)
銀(ぎん)花(か), 銀(ぎん)華(か) (ginka)
銀(ぎん)貨(か) (ginka)
銀(ぎん)環(かん) (ginkan)
銀(ぎん)器(き) (ginki)
銀(ぎん)行(こう) (ginkō)
銀(ぎん)座(ざ) (Ginza)
銀(ぎん)山(ざん) (ginzan)
銀(ぎん)糸(し) (ginshi)
銀(ぎん)砂(しゃ) (ginsha)
銀(ぎん)色(しょく) (ginshoku)
銀(ぎん)子(す) (ginsu)
銀(ぎん)製(せい) (ginsei)
銀(ぎん)泥(でい) (gindei)
銀(ぎん)箔(ぱく) (ginpaku)
銀(ぎん)髪(ぱつ) (ginpatsu)
銀(ぎん)盤(ばん) (ginban)
銀(ぎん)幕(まく) (ginmaku)
銀(ぎん)葉(よう) (gin'yō)
銀(ぎん)輪(りん) (ginrin)
金(きん)銀(ぎん) (kingin)
市(し)銀(ぎん) (shigin)
純(じゅん)銀(ぎん) (jungin)
上(じょう)銀(ぎん) (jōgin)
水(すい)銀(ぎん) (suigin)
賃(ちん)銀(ぎん) (chingin)
都(と)銀(ぎん) (togin)
日(にち)銀(ぎん) (Nichigin)
白(はく)銀(ぎん) (hakugin)
墨(ぼく)銀(ぎん) (bokugin)
路(ろ)銀(ぎん) (rogin)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
銀
しろがね Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Compound of 白 (shiro, “white”) +‎ 金 (kane, “metal”).

Starting from the Muromachi period, the kane changes to gane due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) しろがね [shìrógáné] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɕiɾo̞ɡa̠ne̞]

Noun

銀(しろがね) • (shirogane)

silver (lustrous, white, metallic element)
silvery, silver-colored
Synonym: 銀色 (gin'iro)
a silver thread
Synonym: 銀糸 (ginshi)
silver paint or lacquer
Synonym: 銀泥 (gindei)
a silver coin
Synonyms: 銀貨 (ginka), 銀子 (ginsu)

Derived terms

銀(しろがね)色(いろ) (shirogane-iro)
銀(しろがね)蜘蛛(ぐも) (shirogane-gumo)
銀(しろがね)細(ざ)工(いく) (shirogane zaiku)
銀(しろがね)師(し) (shiroganeshi, “silversmith”)
銀(シロガネ)草(ソウ) (shiroganesō)
銀(しろがね)作(づく)り (shirogane-zukuri)
銀(しろがね)屋(や) (shiroganeya)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
銀
かね Grade: 3
nanori

Alternative spellings
金鉄銅

From Old Japanese.

See 金 (kane).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) かね [kàné] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ne̞]

Noun

銀(かね) • (kane)

a metal
money

Usage notes

In former times, silver was the basis for the Japanese economy.
In modern Japanese, kane is more commonly spelled using the character for gold: 金.
The money sense is more commonly prefixed with お (o-), as in お金 (o-kane).

Derived terms

銀(かね)親(おや) (kaneoya)
銀(かね)替(がえ) (kanegae)
銀(かね)方(かた) (kanekata)
板(いた)銀(がね) (itagane)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 銀 (MC ŋˠiɪn).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	ᅌᅳᆫ (Yale: ngùn)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527	은 (Yale: ùn)	은 (Yale: ùn)

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɯn]
Phonetic hangul: [은]

Hanja

Wikisource銀 (eumhun 은 은 (eun eun))

Hanja form^? of 은 (“silver; silver-colored”).

Compounds

은행 (銀行, eunhaeng)
수은 (水銀, sueun)
은하 (銀河, eunha)
은어 (銀魚, euneo)
은화 (銀貨, eunhwa)
백은 (白銀, baegeun)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

Okinawan

Kanji

銀

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

On: じん (jin)

Compounds

銀行 (jinkō)
洋銀 (yanjin)

Old Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 白 (siro₁, “white”) +‎ 金 (kane, “metal”).

Noun

銀 (siro₁kane) (kana しろかね)

silver (lustrous, white, metallic element)
- 711–712, Kojiki (Second scroll, Emperor Chūai)
  於是大后歸神言教覺詔者「西方有國、金銀爲本、目之炎耀種種珍寶多在其國。吾今歸賜其國。」
  At this the Queen Consort was possessed by the gods who revealed to them the following command: “In the west there is a land of many rare and dazzling treasures beginning with gold and silver. I will now bestow it upon you.”[1]
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 5, poem 803), text here
  銀母金母玉母奈爾世武爾麻佐禮留多可良古爾斯迦米夜母
  siro₁kane mo kugane mo tama mo nani semu ni masareru takara ko₁ ni shikame₂ ya mo
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

Japanese: 銀 (shirokane → shirogane)

References

Michael I. Como (2008) Shōtoku: Ethnicity, Ritual, and Violence in the Japanese Buddhist Tradition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 57

Tày

Han character

銀 (transliteration needed)

Nôm form of dìn.

References

Lục Văn Pảo; Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003), Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Vietnamese

Han character

銀: Hán Nôm readings: ngân

silver; silvery, silver-colored
bank; cash, money, currency

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[3] Michael I. Como (2008) Shōtoku: Ethnicity, Ritual, and Violence in the Japanese Buddhist Tradition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 57