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异
異
yì
1. different
2. other
3. hetero-
4. unusual
5. strange
6. surprising
7. to distinguish
8. to separate
9. to discriminate
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

异
yì
different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

异读
yìdú
variant pronunciation (when the same character has more than one reading)
神异
shényì
magical
异腈
yìjīng
carbylamine
异议
yìyì
objection
异体
yìtǐ
variant form (of a Chinese character)
相异
xiāngyì
different
异义
yìyì
differing opinion
异能
yìnéng
different function
异言
yìyán
dissenting words
异说
yìshuō
different opinion
异邦
yìbāng
foreign country
异香
yìxiāng
rare perfume
异端
yìduān
heresy
异龙
yìlóng
allosaurus
异像
yìxiàng
extraordinary image
异才
yìcái
extraordinary talent
异事
yìshì
sth else
异国
yìguó
exotic
异见
yìjiàn
dissident
异常
yìcháng
exceptional
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
708
Word Frequency Rank
899 of 84,292

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