Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 银


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Meaning

silver, silver-colored

Pronunciation

yín

Explanation

Left: metal/gold 钅(= Covered in the ground are 2 gold nuggets ), right: "not good" ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good')

Mnemonic

(Gold would be better!) This metal is not good: It is only silver!

Radicals

gold, metal(This radical is always on the left side of a character.)
not good(This is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good". verstanden.)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

银行 yín háng bank
银狐 yín hú silver or black fox (Vulpes alopex argentatus)
银杏 yín xìng ginkgo (tree with fan-shaped leaves and yellow seeds); maidenhair tree
银苔 yín tái moss silver; silver in the form of fibers or branches
碘化银 diǎn huà yín silver iodide
镀银 dù yín silver-plated


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