銀 — eun

Parts that make up 銀

How 銀 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 銀 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 金, 艮.

Korean example words with 銀

• 은괴銀塊 Korean gloss: 은 덩어리
• 은장銀帳 Korean gloss: 은색의 장막
• 은자銀子 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 돈
• 은전銀錢 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 돈
• 은침銀鍼 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 침
• 은합銀盒 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 합
• 은화銀貨 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 돈
• 월은月銀 Korean gloss: 월급으로 주는 돈
• 은잔銀盞 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 술잔
• 은환銀環 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 가락지
• 은준銀樽 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 술두루미
• 은촉銀燭 Korean gloss: 아름답게 비치는 촛불

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 銀

• 銀ぎん silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.)
• 銀行ぎんこう bank; banking institution
• 銀座ぎんざ Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location
• 日本銀行にっぽんぎんこう Bank of Japan; BOJ
• 世界銀行せかいぎんこう World Bank
• 水銀すいぎん mercury (Hg)
• 世銀せぎん World Bank
• 銀河ぎんが Milky Way; galaxy
• 輸銀ゆぎん import-export bank
• 相互銀行そうごぎんこう mutual savings bank
• 銀色ぎんいろ silver (color, colour)
• 商業銀行しょうぎょうぎんこう commercial bank

Characters sharing the phonetic 艮

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “은”

Other hanja with radical 金