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夷
yí
1.
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
2.
barbarians
3.
to wipe out
4.
to exterminate
5.
to tear down
6.
to raze
Common • Top 9%
✏️ 6 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
陵夷
língyí
to deteriorate
夷平
yípíng
to level
夷戮
yílù
to massacre
夷旷
yíkuàng
expansive
夷洲
Yízhōu
land of barbarians
夷灭
yímiè
to massacre
夷然
yírán
calm
夷狄
yídí
non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China
夷犹
yíyóu
to hesitate
夷门
Yímén
the Yi gate of [[大梁]], capital of Wei [[魏]] during Warring states
夷陵
Yílíng
Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county [[宜昌縣|宜昌县]] Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings
攘夷
rǎngyí
to repel the barbarians
东夷
Dōngyí
Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
色夷
sèyí
smiling genially
虾夷
Xiāyí
Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
蛮夷
mányí
common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory
逆夷
nìyí
invaders (insulting term)
鄙夷
bǐyí
to despise
凌夷
língyí
to deteriorate
三夷教
sānyíjiào
the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manicheanism and Zoroastrianism)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,336
- Word Frequency Rank
- 7,948 of 84,292