Chinese symbol for “silver”
银
yín
Traditional: 銀
silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
The closest CC-CEDICT match for silver is 银 (yín), defined as: silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “silver”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白银 (白銀) | bái yín | silver |
| 银色 (銀色) | yín sè | silver (color) |
| 银两 (銀兩) | yín liǎng | silver (as currency) |
| 白金 | bái jīn | platinum; silver |
| 银子 (銀子) | yín zi | money; silver |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 银.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 银行 (銀行) | yín háng | bank; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
| 白银 (白銀) | bái yín | silver |
| 银行卡 (銀行卡) | yín háng kǎ | bank card |
| 银行业 (銀行業) | yín háng yè | banking |
| 商业银行 (商業銀行) | shāng yè yín háng | commercial bank |
| 银色 (銀色) | yín sè | silver (color) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “silver”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.