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

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矣

yǐ

Definition

(classical final) particle (similar to modern 了)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (16)

唉

āi

to sigh; interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)

alas; oh dear

hey (to express agreement)

hey (to call sb)

hey (to express disagreement)

诶

éi

hey (to express surprise)

挨

ái

to wait; to drag out; to suffer; to endure; to struggle to pull through (hard times); to delay; to stall; to play for time; to dawdle

挨

āi

to be close to; in order; in sequence; (to get) close to; adjacent to

埃

āi

dust; dirt; Angstrom or Ångström, unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters; phonetic ai or e; abbr. for Egypt 埃及

俟

sì

(literary) to wait for

river bank

sigh; exclamation Eh!

see see 万俟[Mo4 qi2]

see 娭姐, father's mother; granny (dialect); respectful form of address for older lady

stupid; idiotic

sigh (to express regret)

Idioms (1)

往事已矣

wǎng shì yǐ yǐ

the past is dead (idiom)

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