银

See also: 銀

Translingual

Etymology

Simplified from 銀 (金 → 钅)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 钅 (“metal”) + phonetic 艮 (OC *kɯːns) in current form.

Han character

银 (Kangxi radical 167, 钅+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 金日女 (CAV) or 人心日女 (OPAV) or 難金日女 (XCAV), composition ⿰钅艮)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1328, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4203, character 1
• Unihan data for U+94F6

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 银 – see 銀 (“silver; silvern; made of silver; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 銀).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.