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CHINESE CHARACTER

yí

姨

姨

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aunt

Numbered pinyin
yi2
English meanings
mother's sister, aunt

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 女; right 夷.

  • Left

    女
  • Right

    夷
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Meaning & sound clues

女 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “woman”.

夷 is identified as the sound component (yí). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 姨.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰女夷

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    dà大yí姨。

    Aunt.

  2. 02

    yí姨hěn很téng疼wǒ我。

    My aunt dotes on me.

  3. 03

    héǎi和蔼kě可qīn亲。

    Kind.

  4. 04

    guānxīn关心bèi备zhì至。

    Very caring.

  5. 05

    qīn亲rúyī如一jiā家。

    Like family.

  6. 06

    qí其lè乐róng融róng融。

    Warm and happy.

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