银行卡 (yínhángkǎ) · bank card
银行卡 (yínhángkǎ) means “bank card”. It is written with 3 characters: 银 (silver) + 行 (OK) + 卡 (card). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 银行卡 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)
卡 kǎ · card
What 卡 is made of
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A card squeezed between 上 and 下 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 银行卡
What does 银行卡 mean?
银行卡 (yínhángkǎ) means “bank card”.
How do you pronounce 银行卡?
银行卡 is pronounced yínhángkǎ.
Which HSK level is 银行卡?
银行卡 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 银行yínhángbank
- 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
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.