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 ⿰釒艮)

Derived characters

檭(𣘴) 𡁬𢣩𭨆𤢲𧓪𪇩𬞵𢣰

References

Kangxi Dictionary: 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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Wikipedia has articles on:

銀 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
銀 (Cantonese)
銀 (Classical)
銀 (Gan)
ngiùn (Hakka)
ngṳ̀ng (Eastern Min)
gîn (Southern Min)
银 (Wu)

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 / 形声, 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, Sichuanese Pinyin): yin²

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yín

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yín

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йин (yin, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngan⁴ / ngan^4-2

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngan⁴

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngan³ / ngan^3*

(Yangjiang, Jyutping++): ngan⁴
Gan (Wiktionary): nyin⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngiùn

(Hailu, HRS): ngiun

(Meixian, Guangdong): ngiun²

(Changting, Changting Pinyin): ngeng²
Jin (Wiktionary): ing¹
Northern Min (KCR): ngê̤ng
Eastern Min (BUC): ngṳ̀ng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ngyng²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): gîn / gûn / gîrn

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngeng⁵ / ngêng⁵ / nging⁵

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ngieng⁵
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ngan⁴
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶gnin / ²gnin / ²yin
- (Jinhua): ²gnin
Xiang (Changsha, 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/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: yín
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iẽ²⁴/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: yín
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yin²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩ²⁴/
- (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–Hong Kong)
  - 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/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: ngan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐn²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngan³ / ngan^3*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡan²²/, /ᵑɡan²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
  - Jyutping++: ngan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐn⁴²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: nyin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /n̠ʲin³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiun^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiun²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯un¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiun
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiun⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: ngiun²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiun¹¹/
- (Changting)
  - Changting Pinyin: ngeng²
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋeŋ²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ing¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /iŋ¹¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngê̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋœyŋ³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ngṳ̀ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyŋ⁵³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ngyng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋyŋ¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Changtai, Yilan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîn
  - Tâi-lô: gîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡin¹³/
  - IPA (Zhangpu): /ɡin²¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡin²³/
  - IPA (Changtai, Yilan, Tainan, Singapore): /ɡin²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Lukang, Taipei, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gûn
  - Tâi-lô: gûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guun
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Lukang, Taipei, Kinmen, Philippines): /ɡun²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Sanxia)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gîrn
  - Tâi-lô: gîrn
  - IPA (Hui'an): /ɡən²⁴/
  - IPA (Yongchun): /ɡən²⁴/
  - IPA (Nan'an): /ɡən²⁴/
- (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.

(Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: ngieng⁵
- Sinological IPA: /ŋieŋ²²/

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: ngan⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋən²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gnin
  - MiniDict: nyin^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲin²³/
- (Northern: Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Kunshan, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan)
  - Wugniu: ²gnin
  - MiniDict: nyin^平
  - Sinological IPA (Jiading): /n̠ʲiŋ³¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /n̠ʲiŋ³¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ɦn̠ʲin²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /n̠ʲin²²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kunshan): /n̠ʲin¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /n̠ʲin³¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /n̠ʲin²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /n̠ʲiŋ²³¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /n̠ʲiŋ³¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhoushan): /n̠ʲiŋ²²/
- (Northern: Changzhou)
  - Wugniu: ²yin
  - MiniDict: yin^平
  - Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /ɦiŋ¹³/
- (Jinhua)
  - Wugniu: ²gnin
  - Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /n̠ʲiŋ³¹³/
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 (Hokkien)	/gun³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/ŋyŋ⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/ŋœyŋ³³/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/ŋɯŋ⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/ŋin³¹/

Middle Chinese: ngin

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
Baxter	ngin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚin/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋien/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋjin/
Li Rong	/ŋjĕn/
Wang Li	/ŋǐĕn/
Bernhard 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; shiny
cash; money; currency
(Cantonese) coin
銀仔／银仔 [Cantonese] ― ngan^4-2 zai² [Jyutping] ― coins

兩蚊銀／两蚊银 [Cantonese] ― loeng⁵ man¹ ngan^4-2 [Jyutping] ― two-dollar coin
(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
- 1969, 潘藩, directed by 陸邦, 相思甜如蜜 [My Sweetheart]‎^[1], spoken by 陳維才 (高魯泉 [Ko Lo Chuen]):
  
  我呢兩個乾隆花樽啊值成萬銀㗎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  我呢两个乾隆花樽啊值成万银㗎。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  ngo⁵ ni¹ loeng⁵ go³ kin⁴ lung^4-2 faa¹ zeon¹ aa³ zik⁶ sing⁴ maan⁶ ngan⁴ gaa³. [Jyutping]
  These two Qianlong-era vases of mine are worth ten grand.
- 蔡俊明 [Cai Junming], editor (1991), “銀 / 银 (yín) ngeng˥”, in 潮州方言詞滙 / 潮州方言词滙 (Cháozhōu fāngyán cíhuì), 香港 [Hong Kong]: 香港中文大學 / 香港中文大学 [The Chinese University of Hong Kong]
  一件五個銀，三件十五銀 [Teochew, trad.]
  一件五个银，三件十五银 [Teochew, simp.]
  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
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	銀子
	Taiwan	銀子
	Chifeng	銀子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	銀子
	Harbin	銀子
	Shenyang	銀子, 白銀
	Singapore	銀
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	銀子
	Tangshan	銀子, 白銀
	Cangzhou	銀子
	Baoding	銀子
	Shijiazhuang	銀子
	Jinan	銀子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	銀子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Qingdao	銀子
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	銀子
	Zhengzhou	銀子
	Xi'an	銀子, 白銀
	Dingbian	銀子
	Xining	銀子
	Xuzhou	銀子, 白銀
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	銀子
	Lanzhou	銀子, 白銀
	Ürümqi	銀子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	銀子
	Chongqing	銀子
	Wuhan	銀子, 白銀
	Guiyang	銀子
	Kunming	銀子, 白銀
	Guilin	銀子
	Guilin (Lingui)	銀子
	Liuzhou	銀子
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	銀子
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	銀子
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	銀子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	銀子, 白銀
	Yangzhou	銀子, 白銀
	Nantong	銀子
	Hefei	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, Xiangzhou)	銀
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
	Hengzhou	銀
	Hezhou (Pumen, Babu)	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
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	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
Northern Min	Jian'ou	銀
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	銀
Southern Min	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	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	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
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	錢, 錢兒
	Taiwan	錢
	Malaysia	錢
	Singapore	錢
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	錢
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	錢, 票子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	錢
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	錢兒, 金錢, 錢財
	Wanrong	錢
	Xi'an	錢, 尕
	Xining	錢
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	錢
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	尕
Lanyin Mandarin	Ürümqi	麻卡爾
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	錢, 數數
	Wuhan	錢, 角子
	Kunming	錢兒
	Guilin	錢
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	錢
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	鈔票
	Yangzhou	錢, 鈔票
	Hefei	錢
Cantonese	Guangzhou	錢, 銀, 銀紙, 水
	Hong Kong	錢, 銀, 銀紙, 水, 錢銀, 鐳 slang, 銀兩
	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, 銀紙
	Móng Cái	錢, tiền
	Mandalay (Taishan)	錢, 鐳
Gan	Nanchang	錢
	Lichuan	錢
	Pingxiang	錢
Hakka	Meixian	錢
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	水, 沙水, 沙
	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
Northern Min	Jian'ou	錢
	Songxi	錢
	Zhenghe	錢
	Jianyang	錢
	Wuyishan	錢
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	錢
	Fuzhou (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
Southern Min	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, 銀
	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
	Batam (Teochew)	鐳, 錢
	Pontianak (Teochew)	鐳
	Leizhou	錢
	Wenchang	錢
	Singapore (Hainanese)	錢
Puxian Min	Putian	鐳, 錢
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	鐳, 錢
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	鐳, 錢, 票
	Xianyou	鐳, 錢
	Xianyou (Fengting)	鐳, 錢
	Xianyou (Youyang)	錢
Central Min	Yong'an	錢
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	錢
	Sanming (Shaxian)	錢
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	錢
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	錢, 龍錢, 票兒
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	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, 夾老倌
Xiang	Shuangfeng	錢

Dialectal synonyms of 硬幣 (“coin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		硬幣
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	銅板, 硬幣
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	銀角
Cantonese	Guangzhou	銀仔
	Hong Kong	銀仔, 銀, coins
	Taishan	銀仔
	Dongguan	銀仔
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	零角仔
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	銀角仔
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	銀角仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	銀角仔
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	銀角仔
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	銅錢
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	銀角仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	銀角仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	銀角
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	銀角
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	銀角, 銀角子
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	銀角仔
Southern Min	Zhao'an	銅片, 銅錢, 鎳幣
	Taipei	銀角仔
	New Taipei (Tamsui)	銀角仔
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	銅仙
	New Taipei (Pingxi)	銀角仔, 銅仙
	Kaohsiung	銀角仔
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	銀角仔
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	銀角仔
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	銀角仔
	Kaohsiung (Tianliao)	銀角仔
	Yilan	銀角仔
	Yilan (Luodong)	銀角仔
	Yilan (Toucheng)	銀角仔
	Changhua (Lukang)	銀仔角
	Changhua (Yongjing)	銀角仔
	Taichung	銀仔角
	Tainan	銀角仔
	Tainan (Anping)	銀角仔
	Hsinchu	銅仙錢仔
	Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng)	銀角仔
	Kinmen	鐳
	Penghu (Magong)	鐳
	Penghu (Xiyu)	鐳
	Singapore (Hokkien)	盾囝
	Manila (Hokkien)	角仔

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		圓, 元
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	塊
	Taiwan	塊
	Harbin	塊
	Malaysia	塊
	Singapore	塊
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	塊
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	塊
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	塊
	Wanrong	塊
	Xi'an	塊
	Xining	塊
	Xuzhou	塊
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	塊
	Lanzhou	塊
	Ürümqi	塊
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	塊
	Wuhan	塊
	Guiyang	塊
	Guilin	塊
	Liuzhou	塊
	Nanning (Wuming)	塊
	Shanglin (Sanli)	塊
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	塊
	Yangzhou	塊
	Hefei	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, Xiangzhou)	蚊
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; 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
	Xingning	吊
	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
	Singapore (Dabu)	箍
Huizhou	Jixi	塊
Jin	Taiyuan	塊
Jin	Xinzhou	塊
Northern Min	Jian'ou	塊
Northern Min	Pucheng (Shibei)	塊
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	塊
	Fuqing	塊
	Matsu	塊
Southern Min	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	Zhongshan (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

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)‎^[2], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

銀

(Third grade 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

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)

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銀

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Silver

Wikipedia

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

Pronunciation

(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

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

(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

(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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 銀 (MC ngin).

Historical Readings
Dongguk Jeongun Reading
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448	ᅌᅳᆫ (Yale: ngùn)
Middle Korean
Text	Eumhun
Text	*Gloss (hun)*	Reading
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527^[3]	은 (Yale: ùn)	은 (Yale: ùn)

Pronunciation

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

Hanja

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

銀

Wikisource

銀 (eumhun 은 은 (eun eun))

hanja form^? of [[은#Korean:_銀|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. [4]

Okinawan

Kanji

銀

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

On (unclassified): じん (jin)

Compounds

銀(じん)行(こー) (jinkō)
洋(やん)銀(じん) (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, middle volume (Emperor Chūai):
  於是大后歸_レ神、言教覺詔者：「西方有_レ國、金銀爲_レ本、目之炎耀種種珍寶多在_レ其_-國。吾今歸_二賜_レ其_-國_一。」
  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:
  
  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 quotation)

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]‎^[5] (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] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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

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