彝 (yí): Yi ethnic group, (archaic) wine vessel, (archaic) sacrificial vessel
彝 (yí) is a Chinese character meaning “yi ethnic group.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 彑 (structural), 米 (structural), 糸 (structural) and 廾 (structural). It ranks #5347 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- Yi ethnic group
- (archaic) wine vessel
- (archaic) sacrificial vessel
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红河哈尼族彝族自治州 | hóng hé hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省 |
| 马边彝族自治县 | mǎ biān yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Mabian Yi Autonomous County, in Leshan City 樂山市|乐山市, Sichuan |
| 江城哈尼族彝族自治县 | jiāng chéng hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, in Pu'er City 普洱市, Yunnan |
| 路南彝族自治县 | lù nán yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Lunan Yizu Autonomous County in Yunnan |
| 景东彝族自治县 | jǐng dōng yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Jingdong Yi Autonomous County, in Pu'er City 普洱市, Yunnan |
| 石林彝族自治县 | shí lín yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Shilin Yi Autonomous County, in Kunming City 昆明市, Yunnan |
| 新平彝族傣族自治县 | xīn píng yí zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn | Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County, in Yuxi City 玉溪市, Yunnan |
| 巍山彝族回族自治县 | wēi shān yí zú huí zú zì zhì xiàn | Weishan Yi and Hui Autonomous County, in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan |
| 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县 | yuán jiāng hā ní zú yí zú dǎi zú zì zhì xiàn | Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, in Yuxi City 玉溪市, Yunnan |
| 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县 | wēi níng yí zú huí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County, in Bijie City 畢節市|毕节市, Guizhou |
| 楚雄彝族自治州proper-noun | chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省 |
| 凉山彝族自治州proper-noun | liáng shān yí zú zì zhì zhōu | Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省 |
| 镇沅彝族哈尼族拉祜族自治县 | zhèn yuán yí zú hā ní zú lā hù zú zì zhì xiàn | Zhenyuan Yi, Hani and Lahu Autonomous County, in Pu'er City 普洱市, Yunnan |
| 宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县 | níng ěr hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County, in Pu'er City 普洱市, Yunnan |
| 寻甸回族彝族自治县 | xún diàn huí zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn | Xundian Hui and Yi Autonomous County, in Kunming City 昆明市, Yunnan |
彝 appears in 28 compound words: 21 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 79 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
其演职人员涵盖汉族、藏族、哈萨克族、回族、赫哲族、彝族、满族等多个民族。
qí yǎn zhí rén yuán hán gài hàn zú , zàng zú , hā sà kè zú , huí zú , hè zhé zú , yí zú , mǎn zú děng duō gè mín zú .
Its cast and crew include members of many ethnic groups, including the Han, Tibetan, Kazakh, Hui, Hezhe, Yi, and Manchu.
云南省楚雄彝族自治州火把节8月6日启幕,年轻人都穿上了早已备好的“战袍”。
yún nán shěng chǔ xióng yí zú zì zhì zhōu huǒ bǎ jié 8 yuè 6 rì qǐ mù , nián qīng rén dōu chuān shàng le zǎo yǐ bèi hǎo de zhàn páo .
The Torch Festival in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, kicked off on August 6, with young people donning the “battle attire” they had prepared well in advance.
两岸彝绣创意作品亮相云南南华 针线连心共绣未来
liǎng àn yí xiù chuàng yì zuò pǐn liàng xiāng yún nán nán huá zhēn xiàn lián xīn gòng xiù wèi lái
Creative Yi Embroidery Works from Both Sides of the Strait Debut in Nanhua, Yunnan: Stitches That Connect Hearts, Embroidering a Shared Future
目前,古彝文、水书、满文、回鹘文等多民族文字古籍的智能分析研究均在稳步推进。
mù qián , gǔ yí wén , shuǐ shū , mǎn wén , huí 鹘 wén děng duō mín zú wén zì gǔ jí de zhì néng fēn xī yán jiū jūn zài wěn bù tuī jìn .
Currently, research on the intelligent analysis of ancient texts written in various ethnic scripts—including ancient Yi script, Shui script, Manchu script, and Uyghur script—is progressing steadily.
交响组曲《阿诗玛》首次亮相西藏文化艺术节 多民族艺术家联袂演绎彝族经典
jiāo xiǎng zǔ qū ā shī mǎ shǒu cì liàng xiāng xī zàng wén huà yì shù jié duō mín zú yì shù jiā lián 袂 yǎn yì yí zú jīng diǎn
The symphonic suite "Ashima" made its debut at the Tibet Culture and Arts Festival, with artists from various ethnic groups joining forces to perform this Yi classic.
Character Family
彐 Radical Family — Characters sharing the snout radical
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