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薏
yì
lotus seed; the seed of the Job's tear plant
🔤 Pictophonetic:
艹 (plant) provides meaning, 意 provides pronunciation
Words Using 薏 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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薏
yì
Job's tear plant (Coix lacryma) / erroneously called Chinese pearl barley
薏
yì
Job's tear plant (Coix lacryma) / erroneously called Chinese pearl barley
薏仁
yìrén
Job's tear grains (Coix lacryma) / erroneously called Chinese pearl barley
薏仁
yìrén
Job's tear grains (Coix lacryma) / erroneously called Chinese pearl barley
薏米
yìmǐ
Job's tear grains (Coix lacryma) / erroneously called Chinese pearl barley
薏米
yìmǐ
Job's tear grains (Coix lacryma) / erroneously called Chinese pearl barley
薏苡
yìyǐ
Job's tear plant (Coix lacryma) / erroneously called Chinese pearl barley
薏苡
yìyǐ
Job's tear plant (Coix lacryma) / erroneously called Chinese pearl barley
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿱艹意
i
Component Tree i
yì
意
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
🔤 Pictophonetic:
心 (heart) provides meaning, 音 provides pronunciation
13 strokes
HSK 2
yīn
音
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
💡 Ideographic:
A tongue 立 forming a sound in the mouth 日
9 strokes
HSK 3
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1