# 銀

| 銀 | U+9280, &#37504; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9280 |
| ← 鉿 [U+927F] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 銁 → [U+9281] |

## Translingual
### Han character

銀 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金日女 (CAV), four-corner 8713$_2$, 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

* 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 |
| | 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 *d-ŋurl. Cognate with Tibetan དངུལ (dngul), Burmese ငွေ (ngwe).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yín (yin$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yin$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yín
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yín
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йин (yin, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngan$^4$ / ngan$^{4-2}$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): ngan$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngan$^3$ / ngan$^{3*}$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): ngan$^4$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nyin$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ngiùn
    (Hailu, HRS): ngiun
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ngiun$^2$
    (Changting, Changting Pinyin): ngeng$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ing$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): ngê̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngṳ̀ng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ngyng$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): gîn / gûn / gîrn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ngeng$^5$ / ngêng$^5$ / nging$^5$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): ngieng$^5$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ngan$^4$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$gnin / $^2$gnin / $^2$yin
** (Jinhua): $^2$gnin
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): in$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yín
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yín
*** Wade–Giles: yin$^2$
*** Yale: yín
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yn
*** Palladius: инь (inʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /in³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yin$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: in
*** Sinological IPA : /in²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: yín
*** Sinological IPA : /iẽ²⁴/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: yín
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ĩ²⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йин (yin, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngan$^4$ / ngan$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: ngàhn / ngán
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngan$^4$ / ngan$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngen$^4$ / ngen$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐn²¹/, /ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: ngan$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐn²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngan$^3$ / ngan$^{3*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡan²²/, /ᵑɡan²²⁻²²⁵/
** (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
*** Jyutping++: ngan$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɐn⁴²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyin$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲin³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiùn
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngiun$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngiun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯un¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngiun
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋiun⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ngiun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋiun¹¹/
** (Changting)
*** Changting Pinyin: ngeng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋeŋ²⁴/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ing$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /iŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngê̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋœyŋ³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngṳ̀ng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋyŋ⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ngyng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /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: ngeng$^5$ / ngêng$^5$ / nging$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngṳ̂ng / ngêng / ngîng
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɯŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋeŋ⁵⁵/, /ŋiŋ⁵⁵/
* ngeng5 - Chaozhou, Shantou, Chenghai;
* ngêng5 - Jieyang;
* nging5 - Chaoyang.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit銀 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /in³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /in²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /in⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /iẽ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /iə̃⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /in⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /iẽ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /iə̃²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /iŋ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ĩn⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /iŋ⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /in²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /in³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /in²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ĩ¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /in²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /in⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /iəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ȵiŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ĩŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ȵiŋ²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /ȵin¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ȵin²¹³/ |
| Wu | 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/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /ŋɐn²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /ŋɐn²¹/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /gun³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ŋyŋ⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ŋœyŋ³³/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /ŋɯŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | 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 | ngan$^4$ |
* 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$^{4-2}$ zai$^2$ [Jyutping] ― coins
    兩蚊銀／两蚊银 [Cantonese] ― loeng$^5$ man$^1$ 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] ― gei$^2$ cin$^1$ ngan$^4$ [Jyutping] ― a few thousand bucks
** 1969, 潘藩, directed by 陸邦, 相思甜如蜜 [My Sweetheart]‎, spoken by 陳維才 (高魯泉 [Ko Lo Chuen]):
       ngo$^5$ ni$^1$ loeng$^5$ go$^3$ kin$^4$ lung$^{4-2}$ faa$^1$ zeon$^1$ aa$^3$ zik$^6$ sing$^4$ maan$^6$ ngan$^4$ gaa$^3$. [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]
       zêg$^8$ gian$^6$ ngou$^6$ gai$^5$ ngêng$^5$, san$^1$ gian$^6$ zab$^8$ ngou$^6$ ngêng$^5$ [Peng'im]
       five bucks for one, fifteen bucks for three
* a surname

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 銀 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 銀, 銀子, 白銀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 銀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 銀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 銀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 銀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 銀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 銀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 銀子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 銀子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 銀子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 銀子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 銀子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 銀子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 銀子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 銀子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 銀子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 銀子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 銀子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 銀子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 銀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 銀子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 銀子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 銀子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 銀仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 銀仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jintian) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jiangkou) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Madong) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Changtan) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 銀子 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Chongzuo (Laituan) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Fusui (Qujiu) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 銀 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 銀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 銀子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 銀子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 銀仔, 銀 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 銀 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Pingle (Tong'an) | 銀子 |
| Hakka | Yangshuo (Jinbao) | 銀 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 銀 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 銀, 銀子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 銀子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Jin | Linhe | 銀子 |
| Jin | Jining | 銀子 |
| Jin | Liangcheng | 銀子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 銀子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 銀子 |
| Jin | Handan | 銀子, 白銀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 銀 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 銀 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 銀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 銀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 銀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 銀 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 銀子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 銀子 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) | 銀 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 銀 |
| Northern Pinghua | Yangshuo (Jima) | 銀子 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 銀, 銀子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 銀 |
| Waxiang | Luxi (Liangjiatan) | 銀 |
| Waxiang | Chengbu (Xuntou) | 銀子 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 銀子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 銀子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 銀子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Fuyang) | 銀子 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 銀子, 銀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 銀 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 銀子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 銀子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 銀子 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 銀 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 銀子 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 錢, 幣 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 錢, 鈔, 金錢, 錢財 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 錢, 錢兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 錢 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | 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 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 錢, 尕 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 錢 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 錢 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 尕 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 麻卡爾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 錢, 數數 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 錢, 角子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 錢兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 錢 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 錢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 鈔票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 錢, 鈔票 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 錢, 銀, 銀紙, 水 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 錢, 銀, 銀紙, 水, 錢銀, 鐳 slang, 銀兩 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 錢, 銀, 銀紙, 鐳 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 錢 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鐳 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 錢, 鐳, tiền, 銀紙 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 錢, tiền |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 錢, 鐳 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 錢 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 錢 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 錢 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 錢 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 水, 沙水, 沙 |
| Hakka | Changting | 錢 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 錢 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 錢 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 錢 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 錢 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 錢 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 鐳 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 鈔票, 洋錢 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 錢 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Lianjiang | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Pingtan | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Luoyuan | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 錢 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 錢, 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 錢, 鐳, 銀紙, 錢銀, 銀兩 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Nan'an | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Dehua | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 錢, 鐳, 阿字仔, 錢銀, 銀兩 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Nanjing | 鐳, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Yunxiao | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 錢, 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 錢, 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 鐳, 錢, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 鐳, 錢, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鐳, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 錢, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 鐳, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鐳, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 錢 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 鐳, 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 鐳, 錢, 票 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 鐳, 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 鐳, 錢 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 錢 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 錢 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 錢 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 錢 |
| Central Min | 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 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 鈔票, 銅鈿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 票子 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 鈔票, 銅錢 |
| Wu | Danyang | 銅錢, 銅, 洋錢, 錢, 鈔票 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 農年, 牙 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 銅鈿, 洋鈿, 銅鈿銀子, 銅鋃銀子, 鈿 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 鈔票, 銅鈿, 番錢, 銅鈿銀, 銅鈿板, 銅板, 板 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 鈔票, 洋鈿, 鈿, 銅鈿, 銅鈿銀子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 錢, 夾老倌 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 錢 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 硬幣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 銅板, 硬幣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 銀角 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 銀仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 銀仔, 銀, coins |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 銀仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 銀仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 零角仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) | 銀角仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) | 銀角仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 銀角仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 銀角仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 銅錢 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 銀角仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 銀角仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 銀角 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 銀角 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 銀角, 銀角子 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 銅片, 銅錢, 鎳幣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 銅仙 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 銀角仔, 銅仙 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Luodong) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 銀仔角 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Yongjing) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 銀仔角 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 銅仙錢仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) | 銀角仔 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 鐳 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 盾囝 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 角仔 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 圓, 元 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 塊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 塊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 塊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 塊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 塊 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 塊 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 塊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 塊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 塊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 塊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 塊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 塊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 塊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 塊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 塊 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 塊 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 塊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀, 度嘢 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 蚊, 蚊雞, 雞士, 個, 銀, 雞嘢, 皮 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 文 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 蚊, 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 蚊雞 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 蚊, 個 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 箍, 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 蚊, 箍 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蚊 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 蚊 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 塊 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 塊 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 塊 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 塊 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 吊 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 塊 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 個 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 個 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 個 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 個 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 銀, 箍 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 塊, 蚊 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 箍 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 箍 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 箍 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 盾 |
| Hakka | 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 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 塊 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 塊 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 箍 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 銀, 箍, 個, 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 銀, 個, 箍 dated, 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 銀 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 個, 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 箍 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 箍, 個銀 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 個 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 銀, 個 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 個銀, 銀 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 銀 |
| Southern Min | 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 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 塊 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 塊 |
| Wu | Danyang | 塊 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 塊 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 個 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 塊 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 塊 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 塊 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 塊 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 塊 |

### Compounds

* 丁銀 / 丁银
* 中銀 / 中银
* 俸銀 / 俸银
* 傾銀罐 / 倾银罐
* 冒支銀 / 冒支银
* 包銀 / 包银 (bāoyín)
* 匯銀 / 汇银
* 大銀幕 / 大银幕 (dàyínmù)
* 定銀 / 定银 (dìngyín)
* 帶徵銀 / 带征银
* 庫銀 / 库银 (kùyín)
* 戥銀 / 戥银
* 打祭銀 / 打祭银
* 插金帶銀 / 插金带银
* 撥協銀 / 拨协银
* 收銀機 / 收银机 (shōuyínjī)
* 本色銀 / 本色银
* 樣銀 / 样银
* 氧化銀 / 氧化银 (yǎnghuàyín)
* 氯化銀 / 氯化银 (lǜhuàyín)
* 水罐銀盆 / 水罐银盆
* 水銀 / 水银 (shuǐyín)
* 水銀柱 / 水银柱 (shuǐyínzhù)
* 水銀燈 / 水银灯
* 洋銀 / 洋银
* 溴化銀 / 溴化银 (xiùhuàyín)
* 潮銀 / 潮银
* 火樹銀花 / 火树银花 (huǒshùyínhuā)
* 爛銀盤 / 烂银盘 (lànyínpán)
* 瑤臺銀闕 / 瑶台银阙
* 白銀 / 白银 (báiyín)
* 白髮銀鬚 / 白发银须
* 硫化銀 / 硫化银 (liúhuàyín)
* 硝酸銀 / 硝酸银 (xiāosuānyín)
* 硫酸銀 / 硫酸银 (liúsuānyín)
* 碘化銀 / 碘化银 (diǎnhuàyín)
* 穿金戴銀 / 穿金戴银 (chuānjīndàiyín)
* 窩脫銀 / 窝脱银
* 精銀響鈔 / 精银响钞
* 紋銀 / 纹银
* 純銀 / 纯银 (chúnyín)
* 自然銀 / 自然银
* 花銀 / 花银
* 荒銀 / 荒银
* 衣紫腰銀 / 衣紫腰银
* 課銀 / 课银
* 贓銀 / 赃银
* 足銀 / 足银 (zúyín)
* 輝銀礦 / 辉银矿
* 金奴銀婢 / 金奴银婢
* 金銀 / 金银 (jīnyín)
* 金銀島 / 金银岛
* 金銀箔 / 金银箔
* 金銀紙 / 金银纸 (jīnyínzhǐ)
* 金銀花 / 金银花 (jīnyínhuā)
* 金頭銀面 / 金头银面
* 銀價 / 银价
* 銀元 / 银元 (yínyuán)
* 銀兩 / 银两 (yínliǎng)
* 銀刀 / 银刀
* 銀匠 / 银匠 (yínjiàng)
* 銀器 / 银器 (yínqì)
* 銀婚 / 银婚 (yínhūn)
* 銀子 / 银子 (yínzi)
* 銀字 / 银字
* 銀字兒 / 银字儿
* 銀安殿 / 银安殿
* 銀山 / 银山 (yínshān)
* 銀川 / 银川 (Yínchuān)
* 銀市 / 银市
* 銀幕 / 银幕 (yínmù)
* 銀幣 / 银币 (yínbì)
* 銀座 / 银座 (Yínzuò)
* 銀庫 / 银库 (yínkù)
* 銀彈 / 银弹 (yíndàn)
* 銀揲子 / 银揲子
* 銀朱 / 银朱
* 銀杏 / 银杏 (yínxìng)
* 銀杯 / 银杯
* 銀杯羽化 / 银杯羽化
* 銀柳 / 银柳 (yínliǔ)
* 銀桂 / 银桂
* 銀根 / 银根 (yíngēn)
* 銀條菜 / 银条菜
* 銀樓 / 银楼 (yínlóu)
* 銀櫃 / 银柜
* 銀水 / 银水
* 銀河 / 银河 (yínhé)
* 銀河倒瀉 / 银河倒泻
* 銀河座標 / 银河座标
* 銀河清淺 / 银河清浅
* 銀河系 / 银河系 (Yínhéxì)
* 銀洋 / 银洋 (yínyáng)
* 銀海 / 银海
* 銀漢 / 银汉 (yínhàn)
* 銀潢 / 银潢 (yínhuáng)
* 銀灰 / 银灰
* 銀灰色 / 银灰色 (yínhuīsè)
* 銀燭 / 银烛
* 銀爐 / 银炉
* 銀牌 / 银牌 (yínpái)
* 銀牌兒 / 银牌儿
* 銀狐 / 银狐
* 銀環蛇 / 银环蛇 (yínhuánshé)
* 銀瓶 / 银瓶
* 銀甲 / 银甲
* 銀白 / 银白 (yínbái)
* 銀白楊 / 银白杨
* 銀白色 / 银白色
* 銀盾 / 银盾
* 銀硃 / 银朱
* 銀礦 / 银矿 (yínkuàng)
* 銀票 / 银票 (yínpiào)
* 銀空山 / 银空山
* 銀竹 / 银竹
* 銀管 / 银管
* 銀箋 / 银笺
* 銀箭 / 银箭
* 銀粉 / 银粉
* 銀紅 / 银红
* 銀紙 / 银纸 (yínzhǐ)
* 銀絲 / 银丝
* 銀絲卷 / 银丝卷 (yínsījuǎn)
* 銀絲捲 / 银丝卷 (yínsījuǎn)
* 銀線草 / 银线草
* 銀耳 / 银耳 (yín'ěr)
* 銀臺 / 银台
* 銀色 / 银色 (yínsè)
* 銀色世界 / 银色世界
* 銀艾 / 银艾
* 銀花 / 银花
* 銀苗 / 银苗
* 銀號 / 银号 (yínhào)
* 銀蟾 / 银蟾
* 銀行 / 银行 (yínháng)
* 銀角 / 银角 (yínjiǎo)
* 銀貨兩訖 / 银货两讫
* 銀質沉著 / 银质沉著
* 銀輝 / 银辉
* 銀釭 / 银𮣲
* 銀鉤 / 银钩
* 銀鈴般 / 银铃般
* 銀錠 / 银锭 (yíndìng)
* 銀錢 / 银钱 (yínqián)
* 銀闕 / 银阙
* 銀青 / 银青
* 銀鞘 / 银鞘
* 銀髮 / 银发 (yínfà)
* 銀髮族 / 银发族
* 銀髮產業 / 银发产业
* 銀魚 / 银鱼 (yínyú)
* 銀鮫 / 银鲛 (yínjiāo)
* 銀鴨 / 银鸭
* 銀黃 / 银黄
* 銀鼠 / 银鼠
* 鑲金包銀 / 镶金包银
* 門攤銀 / 门摊银
* 阿金溺銀 / 阿金溺银
* 雪花銀 / 雪花银
* 響鈔精銀 / 响钞精银
* 餅銀 / 饼银
* 餉銀 / 饷银
* 馬蹄銀 / 马蹄银
* 鬢如銀絲 / 鬓如银丝
* 鬢髮如銀 / 鬓发如银
* 鹵化銀 / 卤化银 (lǔhuàyín)

### Descendants

* → 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)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(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

* 銀(ぎん)杏(なん) (ginnan)
* 銀(いん)子(つう) (intsū)
* 銀(い)杏(ちょう) (ichō)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 銀
* ぎん Grade: 3
* kan'on
From Middle Chinese 銀 (MC ngin). Compare modern Hokkien reading gîn.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぎん [gíꜜǹ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [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

* 銀(ぎん)河(か) (ginka)
* 銀(ぎん)花(か), 銀(ぎん)華(か) (ginka)
* 銀(ぎん)貨(か) (ginka)
* 銀(ぎん)環(かん) (ginkan)
* 銀(ぎん)器(き) (ginki)
* 銀(ぎん)行(こう) (ginkō)
* 銀(ぎん)座(ざ) (Ginza)
* 銀(ぎん)山(ざん) (ginzan)
* 銀(ぎん)糸(し) (ginshi)
* 銀(ぎん)砂(しゃ) (ginsha)
* 銀(ぎん)色(しょく) (ginshoku)
* 銀(ぎん)子(す) (ginsu)
* 銀(ぎん)製(せい) (ginsei)
* 銀(ぎん)泥(でい) (gindei)
* 銀(ぎん)箔(ぱく) (ginpaku)
* 銀(ぎん)髪(ぱつ) (ginpatsu)
* 銀(ぎん)盤(ばん) (ginban)
* 銀(ぎん)幕(まく) (ginmaku)
* 銀(ぎん)葉(よう) (gin'yō)
* 銀(ぎん)輪(りん) (ginrin)
* 金(きん)銀(ぎん) (kingin)
* 市(し)銀(ぎん) (shigin)
* 純(じゅん)銀(ぎん) (jungin)
* 上(じょう)銀(ぎん) (jōgin)
* 水(すい)銀(ぎん) (suigin)
* 賃(ちん)銀(ぎん) (chingin)
* 都(と)銀(ぎん) (togin)
* 日(にち)銀(ぎん) (Nichigin)
* 白(はく)銀(ぎん) (hakugin)
* 墨(ぼく)銀(ぎん) (bokugin)
* 路(ろ)銀(ぎん) (rogin)

### 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: [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)

##### See also

* 銅(あかがね) (akagane)
* 鉄(くろがね) (kurogane)
* 黄(こ)金(がね) (kogane)

### 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])
* IPA: [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

* 銀(かね)親(おや) (kaneoya)
* 銀(かね)替(がえ) (kanegae)
* 銀(かね)方(かた) (kanekata)
* 板(いた)銀(がね) (itagane)

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 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) | ᅌᅳᆫ (Yale: ngùn) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | Gloss (hun) | Reading |
| Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 은 (Yale: ùn) | 은 (Yale: ùn) |

### Pronunciation

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

### Hanja

Wikisource 銀 (eumhun 은 은 (eun eun))
* hanja form of 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.

## Okinawan
### Kanji

(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 (siro$_1$, “white”) +‎ 金 (kane, “metal”).

### Noun

銀 (siro$_1$kane) (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.”
** 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siro$_1$kane mo kugane mo tama mo nani semu ni masareru takara ko$_1$ ni shikame$_2$ ya mo(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Descendants

* Japanese: 銀 (shirokane → shirogane)

#### See also

* 銅 (akagane, “bronze”)
* 金 (kugane, “gold”)

### 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]‎ (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