银
yín
Metal element 金
silver
pure and bright
Element
Metal 金
Radical
钅
Strokes
11
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Metal carries clarity, resolve, refinement. A name built on 银 leans on that energy.
The radical
the metal radical (金): refined metal, precision, resolve, and inner brilliance.
银 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 11 strokes to write.
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