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乙
zhé
1. turning stroke (in Chinese characters)
2. see also [[折<zhé>]]
HSK 5 Common • Top 8% ✏️ 1 stroke

Character Breakdown (Single character)

乙
yǐ
second; 2nd heavenly stem
HSK 5 1 丶

Alternate Entries

乙
yǐ
second of the ten Heavenly Stems [[十天干<shítiāngān>]] / second in order / letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually [[乙方<yǐfāng>]], as opposed to [[甲方<jiǎfāng>]]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
HSK 5

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,871
Word Frequency Rank
6,822 of 84,292

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