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乙

yǐ

Meaning

  1. second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  2. second in order
  3. letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  4. second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])
  5. ethyl
  6. bent
  7. winding
  8. radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
Pinyin
yǐ

Character reference

Components and radical classification

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乙 yǐsecond; 2nd heavenly stem Primary radical乙 · second

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