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乙
yǐ
1.
second of the ten Heavenly Stems [[十天干<shítiāngān>]]
2.
second in order
3.
letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
4.
second party (in legal contract, usually [[乙方<yǐfāng>]], as opposed to [[甲方<jiǎfāng>]])
5.
ethyl
6.
bent
7.
winding
8.
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
乙肝
yǐgān
hepatitis B
乙脑
yǐnǎo
meningitis B
乙酉
yǐyǒu
twenty second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065
乙酰
yǐxiān
acetyl (chemistry)
乙酸
yǐsuān
acetic acid (CH3COOH)
甲乙
jiǎyǐ
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems [[十天干<shítiāngān>]]
乙丑
yǐchǒu
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
乙基
yǐjī
ethyl group (chemistry)
乙太
yǐtài
variant of [[以太<yǐtài>]]
乙巳
yǐsì
forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
乙方
yǐfāng
second party (law)
乙未
yǐwèi
thirty second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
乙亥
yǐhài
twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055
乙卯
yǐmǎo
fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
乙炔
yǐquē
acetylene
乙烯
yǐxī
ethylene
乙型
yǐxíng
type B
乙烷
yǐwán
ethane (C2H6)
涂乙
túyǐ
to trim or add (to a text)
乙种
yǐzhǒng
beta- or type 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,871
- Word Frequency Rank
- 6,822 of 84,292