异(yì)

HSK 66 strokesTrad. 異

different

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Character information

Pinyin
yì
Meaning
different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
異

Origin & structure

Where 异 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱巳廾

Simplified form of 異; a person 共 with a scary face田

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

Made of

巳sì廾gǒng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 異: A person with a scary face 田

How to write 异 step by step

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

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Words with 异

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

chā差yì异
HSK 6

difference; discrepancy

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yōu优yì异
HSK 7-9

exceptional; outstandingly good

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yīn因rén人ér而yì异
HSK 7-9

varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

Open 因人而异 page →
dà大tóng同xiǎo小yì异
HSK 7-9

virtually the same

Open 大同小异 page →
qí奇huā花yì异cǎo草
HSK 7-9

(idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants

Open 奇花异草 page →
guài怪yì异
HSK 7-9

monstrous

Open 怪异 page →
rì日xīn新yuè月yì异
HSK 7-9

daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)

Open 日新月异 page →
hù互yì异

differing from one another; mutually different

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 异’s common words

差优因人而大同小

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