CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yi3
- English meanings
- using, taking, from a point on, because of
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
one
justice; meaning
second
too
hundred million
instrument; ceremony; appearance
he; she (literary)
according to
to lean on
doctor; medicine
level; safe; Yi
abundant; used in names
aunt
suitable; appropriate
stand erect; tower
already
different; strange
play chess
service; battle
remember; recall
happy; pleasant
meaning; intention
suppress; restrain
easy; change
chair
resolute
to overflow
glowing
doubt; suspect
epidemic; plague
benefit; profit
used in classical Chinese to express exclamation
move
unravel; interpret; continuous
wing; flank; assist
art; skill
clothes; garment
descendants; posterity
to comment on
to translate
attainment; accomplishment
friendship
ease; escape
lose; leave behind
ancient weight unit
ancient weight unit
cheek; nourish
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 不以为然
- 之所以
- 予以
- 从今以后
- 以上
- 以下
- 以为
- 以便
- 以免
- 以内
- 以前
- 以及
- 以后
- 以外
- 以往
- 以来
- 以至于
- 以致
- 以身作则
- 全力以赴
- 加以
- 可以
- 夜以继日
- 如愿以偿
- 得以
- 所以
- 持之以恒
- 自以为是
- 足以
- 长期以来
- 难以
- 难以想象
- 难以置信