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宜
yí
1. proper
2. should
3. suitable
4. appropriate
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

宜
yí
fitting, proper, right; what one should do
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

宜川
Yíchuān
Yichuan county in Yan'an [[延安<Yánān>]], Shaanxi
不宜
bùyí
not suitable
宜州
Yízhōu
Yizhou county level city in Hechi [[河池<Héchí>]], Guangxi
信宜
Xìnyí
Xinyi county level city in Maoming [[茂名]], Guangdong
宜昌
Yíchāng
Yichang prefecture level city in Hubei
宜丰
Yífēng
Yifeng county in Yichun [[宜春]], Jiangxi
相宜
xiāngyí
to be suitable or appropriate
允宜
yǔnyí
appropriate
宜春
Yíchūn
Yichun prefecture level city in Jiangxi
宜兰
Yílán
Yilan city and county [[宜蘭縣|宜兰县<Yílánxiàn>]], northeast Taiwan
时宜
shíyí
timely
宜秀
Yíxiù
Yixiu district of Anqing city [[安慶市|安庆市<Ānqìngshì>]], Anhui
分宜
Fēnyí
Fenyi county in Xinyu [[新餘|新余<Xīnyú>]], Jiangxi
宜章
Yízhāng
Yizhang county in Chenzhou [[郴州<Chēnzhōu>]], Hunan
事宜
shìyí
matters
宜兴
Yíxīng
Yixing county level city in Wuxi [[無錫|无锡<Wúxī>]], Jiangsu
得宜
déyí
proper
宜良
Yíliáng
Yiliang county in Kunming [[昆明<Kūnmíng>]], Yunnan
合宜
héyí
appropriate
权宜
quányí
expedient

Alternate Entries

宜
Yí
surname Yi

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
1,289
Word Frequency Rank
4,369 of 84,292