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已
yǐ
1. already
2. to stop
3. then
4. afterwards
Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

已
yǐ
already; finished; to stop; then, afterwards
HSK 2 3 丶

Compound Words (20)

已灭
yǐmiè
extinct
已知
yǐzhī
known (to science)
已经
yǐjīng
already
HSK 2
不已
bùyǐ
endlessly
已故
yǐgù
the late
无已
wúyǐ
endlessly
已然
yǐrán
to be already so
已久
yǐjiǔ
already a long time
久已
jiǔyǐ
long ago
而已
éryǐ
that's all
HSK 6
早已
zǎoyǐ
long ago
已婚
yǐhūn
married
已往
yǐwǎng
the past
业已
yèyǐ
already
不得已
bùdéyǐ
to act against one's will
HSK 6
氯已烯
lǚyǐxī
chloroethylene
已成形
yǐchéngxíng
pre-formed
死而后已
sǐérhòuyǐ
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
为时已晚
wéishíyǐwǎn
already too late
米已成炊
mǐyǐchéngchuī
lit. the rice has already been cooked (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
116
Word Frequency Rank
81 of 84,292