SILVER    銀

BRIGHT METAL [].
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The standard word for silver is yín 銀, but the word is not often used before Warring States times. 2. Wù 鋈 is an archaic word referring to silver ornaments used three times in SHI.
Modern Chinese Criteria
銀 銀子 白銀 紋銀 白金 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • METAL　HARD INTENSELY HEAVY SUBSTANCE OFTEN USED FOR PRODUCING ARTEFACTS, TOOLS, AND WEAPONS. [] (anc: 5/0, child: 7)
  • SUBSTANCE　THING NOT SEPARATED into SEPARATE PARTS. (anc: 4/0, child: 28)
  • THING　CONCRETE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 10)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 9.65

  • Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

    GOLD AND SILVER

  • Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages ( DE VAAN 2008) p.

    • Words (3 items)

    銀  yín OC: ŋɡrɯn MC: ŋin 8 Attributions

    The standard word for silver is yín 銀, but the word is not often used before Warring States times.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 金/GOLD Jīn 金 "metal" is sometimes used as short for huáng jīn 黃金.

      Syntactic words
    • nsilver
    • nmadNmade of silver
    鋈  wù OC: qowɡ MC: ʔuok 2 Attributions

    Wù 鋈 is an archaic word referring to silver ornaments used three times in SHI.

      Syntactic words
    • nsilver
    • nmadNmade of silver; silver; silver-plated
    白  bái OC: braaɡ MC: bɣɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNof silvery colour