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The character 银, representing silver, is constructed as a phono-semantic compound where the simplified metal radical 钅 indicates its classification among metals and the component 艮 offers phonetic cues, a design preserved in its traditional form 銀 with the radical 金. Etymologically, the character initially denoted the precious metal itself, but over centuries its semantic scope widened to include the metallic color, various forms of currency and wealth measurement based on silver standards, and eventually broader financial domains such as banking, reflecting the material's integral role in trade and value systems.
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这是一辆银色的车。
我去银行取钱。
她戴着一副银耳环。
白银的价格上涨了。
这家银行的服务很好。
因为银具有导电性，所以用于电子产品。
在月光下，湖面闪烁着银光。
如果银矿资源枯竭，我们将寻找替代材料。