乙(yǐ): second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

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second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

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Character informationHSK 5

Pinyin: yǐ
Meaning: second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
Strokes: 1
HSK level: HSK 5
Traditional: Same

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Words with 乙

yǐ乙chǒu丑

second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045

yǐ乙hài亥

twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055

yǐ乙mǎo卯

fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

yǐ乙jī基

ethyl group (chemistry)

yǐ乙nǚ女

(slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. …

yǐ乙fāng方

party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方[jia3 fang1], party A)

yǐ乙quē炔

acetylene

yǐ乙xī烯

ethylene

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