CHINESE CHARACTER
yí
宜
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suitable; appropriate
- Numbered pinyin
- yi2
- English meanings
- suitable; appropriate; should
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
one
justice; meaning
second
too
hundred million
using
instrument; ceremony; appearance
he; she (literary)
according to
to lean on
doctor; medicine
level; safe; Yi
abundant; used in names
aunt
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
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Related words
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