译(yì)

HSK 47 strokesTrad. 譯

to translate

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Character information

Pinyin
yì
Meaning
to translate; to interpret
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
譯

Origin & structure

Where 译 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰讠？

In this compound, the meaning comes from 讠 (speech).

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

Made of

讠yán

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 譯: Spies' 睪 words 言; 睪 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 译 step by step

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

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Words with 译

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

fān翻yì译
HSK 4

to translate

Open 翻译 page →
hù互yì译

two-way translation

Open 互译 page →
jīn今yì译

modern language version; modern translation; contemporary translation

Open 今译 page →
jiè借yì译

loan translation; to calque

Open 借译 page →
chuán传yì译

to translate

Open 传译 page →
kǒu口yì译

interpreting

Open 口译 page →
yì意yì译

meaning (of foreign expression)

Open 意译 page →
zhāi摘yì译

quoted (from)

Open 摘译 page →

Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 译’s common words

翻互今借传口意摘

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