银行
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
银行 (yínháng) · bank
银行 (yínháng) means “bank”. It is written with 2 characters: 银 (silver) + 行 (OK). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 银行 is built
The characters
银 yín · silver
What 银 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 艮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
行 xíng · OK
What 行 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
银行在前面。Yínháng zài qiánmiàn.The bank is up ahead.
你在银行工作吗？Nǐ zài yínháng gōngzuò ma?Do you work at a bank?
Questions about 银行
What does 银行 mean?
银行 (yínháng) means “bank”.
How do you pronounce 银行?
银行 is pronounced yínháng.
Which HSK level is 银行?
银行 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 银行卡yínhángkǎbank card
- 银牌yínpáisilver medal
- 银yínsilver
- 不行bùxíngnot OK
- 进行jìnxíngto carry out
- 举行jǔxíngto hold (a meeting, event etc.)
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 旅行lǚxíngto travel
- 行动xíngdòngaction
- 行人xíngrénpedestrian
Learn 银行 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.