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伊 yī

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伊 yī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yī | yi1
English translation
he she; this, that; used in transliterations

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About 伊 yī

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

伊 yī

Contains the radical

亻 rén

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

person

Etymology of 伊 yī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰亻尹

Semantic compound

亻 rén

Phonetic compound

尹 yǐn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 rén represents the meaning and 尹 yǐn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 伊 yī

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克罗伊敦 dūn 公爵 gōng jué 仔细 zǐxì 察看 chá kàn 着 zhāo 一 yī 张 Zhāng 摊 tān 开 kāi 的 de 埃 āi 索 Suǒ 公路 gōng lù 图 tú .

The Duke of Croydon proed over an opened Esso road map.

我们 wǒmen 的 de 房子 fáng zi 不 bù 是 shì 自己 zìjǐ 的 de , 是 shì 向 Xiàng 盖伊先生 Xiānsheng 租 zū 的 de .

We don't own our house, we rent it from Mr. Gay.

伊坤葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ 法国 Fǎ guó 西南部 xī nán bù 舒 Shū ''.'特 tè '.''''.'恩 ēn '.''''.'斯 Sī '.''地区 dìqū 生产 shēngchǎn 的 de 一种 yī zhǒng 甜 tián 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ .

A sweet white wine from the Sauternes region of southwest France.

伊恩 ︰ 可不 kě bu 是 shì 吗 mǎ . 我 wǒ 大概 dàgài 会 huì 痒 yǎng 好 hǎo 几 jī 天 tiān .

Ian: No joke. I'll probably be itching for days.

有 yǒu 许多 xǔduō 人 rén “ 下 xià 车 Chē 伊始 yī shǐ ”,就 jiù 哇 wā 喇 lā 哇喇地 de 发 fā 议论 yìlùn .

There are many people who " the moment they alight from the official carriage " make a hullabaloo.

Words with 伊 yī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
伊拉克 Yī lā kè Iraq伊拉克 Yī lā kè
伊朗 Yī lǎng Iran伊朗 Yī lǎng
伊 yī that (preceding a noun)伊 yī
伊丽莎白 Yī lì shā bái Elizabeth (person name)伊麗莎白
伊斯兰 Yī sī lán Islam伊斯蘭
木乃伊 mù nǎi yī mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)木乃伊 mù nǎi yī
伊始 yī shǐ outset伊始 yī shǐ
伊娃 Yī wá Eva (name)伊娃 Yī wá
伊斯兰教 Yī sī lán jiào Islam伊斯蘭教
特洛伊 Tè luò yī ancient city of Troy特洛伊 Tè luò yī
弗洛伊德 Fú luò yī dé Floyd (name)弗洛伊德 Fú luò yī dé
伊甸园 Yī diàn yuán Garden of Eden伊甸園
伊凡 Yī fán Ivan (Russian name)伊凡 Yī fán

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