은행
eunhaeng · TOPIK 1
bank
🏦 은행 = 銀 silver + 行 firm: a silver house
From hanja 銀行: 은 (銀) means silver, and 행 (行) here means a trading house or firm. Silver was once the standard money in East Asia, so a silver firm is a bank. Same word as Chinese yínháng and Japanese ginkō.