wén​yín

fine silver

  • created reference approved 纹银/紋銀 → 块/塊 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纹银 / 紋銀 wén​yín

    块 / 塊 kuài

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 纹银/紋銀 → 马蹄银/馬蹄銀 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纹银 / 紋銀 wén​yín

    马蹄银 / 馬蹄銀 mǎ​tí​yín

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 纹银/紋銀 · wén​yín · fine silver — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纹银 / 紋銀

    wén​yín

    fine silver

    A type of high-purity silver used as a standard currency in imperial China, typically cast in the shape of a horse's hoof and characterized by wrinkles on its surface.

    纹 (literal) → 纹/紋 · wén · pattern 银 (literal) → 银/銀 · yín · silver

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense