姨(yí)

HSK 49 strokes

mother's sister

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Character information

Pinyin
yí
Meaning
mother's sister; aunt
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 姨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女夷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 女 (woman); 夷 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

女nǚ夷yí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 姨 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 姨

Common words using 姨 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

ā阿yí姨
HSK 4

maternal aunt

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dà大yí姨

aunt (mother's eldest sister); (respectful term of address for a woman who …

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yí姨zhàng丈

mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister

Open 姨丈 page →
yí姨fu夫

mother's sister's husband; husband of mother's sister

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yí姨mā妈

(coll.) mother's sister

Open 姨妈 page →
yí姨mǔ母

mother's sister

Open 姨母 page →
yí姨fù父

husband of mother's sister

Open 姨父 page →
xiǎo小yí姨

mother's youngest sister

Open 小姨 page →

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阿大丈夫妈母父小

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