乙 - yǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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乙

yǐ

Definition

second (in order)
graphic component (often seen in other characters)
radical (Kang Xi 5)
ethyl
bent
winding
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方)
ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

Other pronunciations

zhé

turning stroke (in Chinese characters)
see also 折

Character Decomposition

Compounds (21)

几

jǐ

how much; how many; several; a few

几

jī

almost; (formal) nearly; practically; (small) table; phonetic and meaning component (small table and extended meanings); radical (Kang Xi 16)

亿

yì

(a) hundred million; 100 million; 100,000,000; calculate

skill; art

to recollect; to remember; memory

to beg

yttrium (chemistry)

a swallow (bird)

rope (Korean gugja)

phonetic "sol" used in place names (Korean gugja)

乷

xx5

phonetic "sal" (Korean gugja)

乶

Fǔ

phonetic pol, used in Korean place name; see Polha 乶下, Korean place name in former Hamgyeongdo Province 咸镜道

to grasp

rock; phonetic "dol" used in names (Korean kugja)

乫

xx5

phonetic "gal" used in place names (Korean gugja)

朰

xx5

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "teul"), an ancient Korean writing system

to dig; to scoop out

a bend in a river (Cantonese)

乧

xx5

archaic Korean hanja pronounced dul, phonetic 斗 du plus 乙 ul

乥

xx5

one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "hol"), an ancient Korean writing system

乤

xx5

first character in place name 乤浦 "Halpho" (Korean gugja)

Related words (56)

乙丑

yǐ chǒu

second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045

乙亥

yǐ hài

twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055

乙卯

yǐ mǎo

fifty second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

乙型

yǐ xíng

type B; type II; beta-

乙基

yǐ jī

ethyl group (chemistry)

乙巳

yǐ sì

forty second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025

乙方

yǐ fāng

second party (law); see also 甲方

乙未

yǐ wèi

thirty second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015

乙炔

yǐ quē

acetylene; ethyne C2H2

ethylene; vinyl

ethane (C2H6)

beta- or type 2

hepatitis B

meningitis B; epidemic encephalitis B; Japanese encephalitis; abbr. for 乙型脑炎

乙酉

yǐ yǒu

twenty second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065

acetyl (chemistry)

acetic acid (CH3COOH); ethanoic acid

乙醇

yǐ chún

ethanol C2H5OH; same as alcohol 酒精

乙醚

yǐ mí

ether; diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5

乙醛

yǐ quán

acetaldehyde H3CCHO; ethanal

乙二醇

yǐ èr chún

glycol; ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)

ethoxy (chemistry)

ethylamino group

vinyl; vinyl group (chemistry)

乙酸基

yǐ suān jī

acetyl radical CH3COO-

乙酸根

yǐ suān gēn

acetyl radical CH3COO-

acetate CH3COO-

glycolic acid C2H4O3

hepatitis B

meningitis B; epidemic encephalitis B; Japanese encephalitis

乙状结肠

yǐ zhuàng jié cháng

sigmoid colon (anatomy); bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum

乙种射线

yǐ zhǒng shè xiàn

beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)

乙种粒子

yǐ zhǒng lì zǐ

beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)

乙酰胆碱

yǐ xiān dǎn jiǎn

acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)

乙种促效剂

yǐ zhǒng cù xiào jì

beta-2 agonist

乙酰水杨酸

yǐ xiān shuǐ yáng suān

(Chemical name for) Aspirin

乙酰胺吡咯烷酮

yǐ xiān àn bǐ luò wán tóng

piracetam (C6H10N2O2)

涂乙

tú yǐ

to trim or add (to a text); to edit

甲乙

jiǎ yǐ

first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干

oxyacetylene

vinyl chloride C2H3Cl; chloroethylene

聚乙烯

jù yǐ xī

polythene; polyethylene

tetrachloroethylene

an oxyacetylene torch

oxyacetylene welding

ethylene oxide

polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

polystyrene

ethyl acetate; acetidin

合四乙尺工

hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng

names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

oxyacetylene torch

polytetrafluoroethylene

二氯乙烷中毒

èr lǜ yǐ wán zhōng dú

dichloroethane poisoning

四乙基铅中毒

sì yǐ jī qiān zhōng dú

tetraethyl lead poisoning

对乙酰氨基酚

duì yǐ xiān ān jī fēn

paracetamol; acetaminophen

二氯苯胺苯乙酸钠

èr lǜ běn àn běn yǐ suān nà

diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as pain-killer); also called voltaren 扶他林

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