fine silver; standard silver
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Meanings
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fine silver; high-purity silver (historical currency standard)
archaicRefers to the highest quality silver used as a currency standard in imperial China, typically with a purity of around 93.5%. The name comes from the wrinkled texture on its surface.
Wén纹
yín银
shì是
Qīng清
dài代
liú流
tōng通
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
huò货
bì币
zhī之
yī一
。
Fine silver was one of the main currencies in circulation during the Qing Dynasty.
Zhè这
zhī只
shǒu手
zhuó镯
shì是
yòng用
shí十
zú足
de的
wén纹
yín银
dǎ打
zào造
de的
。
This bracelet was made from pure, high-quality fine silver.
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Gǔ古
dài代
shāng商
rén人
jiāo交
yì易
shí时
，
tōng通
cháng常
yǐ以
wén纹
yín银
zuò作
wéi为
jié结
suàn算
biāo标
zhǔn准
。
When ancient merchants conducted transactions, they typically used fine silver as the settlement standard.