银行
yínhángTraditional: 银行
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Translation
bank
Word origin
A compound of 银 (yín, silver, a phono-semantic character with the metal radical 钅 and 艮 as phonetic) and 行 (háng, a row, firm or trade), literally the silver trade, hence a bank.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 银 (yín, silver; 钅 metal + 艮 phonetic) + 行 (háng, trade, firm)
Stroke order
银
行
Examples
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I need to go to the bank to withdraw money.
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What time does the bank close?
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He works at a bank.
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This bank is right nearby.
账。
I opened an account at the bank.
银行 (yín háng) means bank. It is a noun for a financial institution where money is kept and exchanged.
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