宜(yí)

HSK 28 strokes

surname Yi

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Character information

Pinyin
yí
Meaning
surname Yi
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 宜 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀且

A memorial service 且 held in a house 宀

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

Made of

宀mián且qiě

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 宜 step by step

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

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Words with 宜

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

pián便yi宜
HSK 2

convenient

Open 便宜 page →
bù不yí宜
HSK 7-9

not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate

Open 不宜 page →
shì事yí宜
HSK 7-9

matters; arrangements

Open 事宜 page →
bù不rù入shí时yí宜

out of step with current thinking

Open 不入时宜 page →
bù不hé合shí时yí宜

out of step with current thinking

Open 不合时宜 page →
shì事bù不yí宜chí迟

the matter should not be delayed

Open 事不宜迟 page →
zhàn占pián便yi宜

advantageous

Open 占便宜 page →
pián便yi宜xíng行shì事

act at one's discretion

Open 便宜行事 page →

Related characters

More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 宜’s common words

便不事入时合迟占

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