羿(yì)

9 strokes

surname Yi

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Character information

Pinyin
yì
Meaning
surname Yi; name of a legendary archer (also called 后羿[Hou4 Yi4])
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 羿 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱羽廾

A man drawing 廾 an arrow 羽

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

羽yǔ廾gǒng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 羿 step by step

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

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Words with 羿

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

hòu后yì羿

Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e

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Related characters

From 羿’s common words

后

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