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CHINESE CHARACTER

yí

移

移

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move

Numbered pinyin
yi2
English meanings
removal, alteration, transform, shift, remove, movement, alter, change, move

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 禾; right 多.

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

Decomposition reference

⿰禾多

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

    bǎ把zhuōzi桌子yí移kāi开。

    Move the table away.

  2. 02

    yídòng移动。

    Move.

  3. 03

    yímín移民。

    Emigrate.

  4. 04

    yízhí移植。

    Transplant.

  5. 05

    yí移guòlai过来。

    Move over.

  6. 06

    bié别yí移。

    Don't move it.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 愚公移山
  • 推移
  • 潜移默化
  • 移交
  • 移动
  • 移植
  • 移民
  • 转移
  • 迁移