夷(yí): non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
HSK 7-96 strokes
non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yí
- Meaning
- non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 夷 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 夷 step by step
6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 夷
Common words using 夷 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among t…
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