邑 (yì): city, village

邑 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “city.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (structural) and 巴 (structural). It ranks #4361 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 邑 a place 口 where people hope 巴 to settle. Its radical form 邑 (邑) appears in many related characters.

Spoken pronunciation
7 strokesFrequency #4361口 structural巴 structural

Definitions

  1. city
  2. village

Etymology & Origin

邑

ideographicA place 口 where people hope 巴 to settle

Decomposition: ⿱口巴 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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7

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
高邑proper-noungāo yìsee 高邑縣|高邑县
大邑县dà yì xiànDayi, a county in Chengdu City 成都市, Sichuan
大邑proper-noundà yìsee 大邑縣|大邑县
伯邑考bó yì kǎoBo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and elder brother of King Wu of Zhou 周武王
高邑县gāo yì xiànGaoyi, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei
平邑县píng yì xiànPingyi, a county in Linyi City 臨沂市|临沂市, Shandong
平邑proper-nounpíng yìsee 平邑縣|平邑县
干邑proper-noungān yìCognac
武邑县wǔ yì xiànWuyi, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市, Hebei
城邑nounchéng yì(literary) towns
首邑nounshǒu yìlocal capital
临邑县lín yì xiànLinyi, a county in Dezhou City 德州市, Shandong
鄠邑区hù yì qūHuyi, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi
武邑proper-nounwǔ yìsee 武邑縣|武邑县
昌邑区chāng yì qūChangyi, a district of Jilin City 吉林市, Jilin
27
Total compounds
0
As first character
56
As last character
44
As middle character

邑 appears in 27 compound words: 0 as the first character, 56 as the last, and 44 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们邑字的发音和笔顺。

lǎo shī jiào wǒ men yì zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .

The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "邑."

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

这是一种将神权与王权紧密结合并以王权为核心的建筑格局,秩序感贯穿整座都邑。

zhè shì yī zhǒng jiāng shén quán yǔ wáng quán jǐn mì jié gě bìng yǐ wáng quán wéi hé xīn de jiàn zhù gé jú , zhì xù gǎn guàn chuān zhěng zuò dōu yì .

This architectural layout closely integrates divine authority with royal authority, with the latter at its core, and a sense of order pervades the entire capital city.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

据董臻介绍,作为良渚古城内城的重要门户,陆城门是整座都邑营建规制的实物缩影。

jù dǒng 臻 jiè shào , zuò wéi liáng 渚 gǔ chéng nèi chéng de chóng yāo mén hù , lù chéng mén shì zhěng zuò dōu yì yíng jiàn guī zhì de shí wù suō yǐng .

According to Dong Zhen, as a major gateway to the inner city of the Liangzhu Ancient City, the Land Gate serves as a tangible microcosm of the capital city’s overall urban planning and construction system.

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xuán 鹫 shān gāo yì yún tiān gōng gōng yì péi bàn rì qián jìn yě sēn dòng wù xué jiào

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guó yì tuī jìn liǎng xiàng cháng xiào xíng xī rù xīn yào lín chuáng bù jú quán qiú shì . . .

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Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 邑 (yì) mean in Chinese?
邑 (yì) primarily means "city." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4361 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 邑 have?
邑 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 邑?
The radical associated with 邑 is 邑. This radical appears in many characters related to this concept.
What are the components of 邑?
邑 is composed of: 口 (structural), 巴 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱口巴 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 邑?
Common words with 邑 include: 高邑 (gāo yì, "see 高邑縣|高邑县"); 大邑县 (dà yì xiàn, "Dayi, a county in Chengdu City 成都市, Sichuan"); 大邑 (dà yì, "see 大邑縣|大邑县"); 伯邑考 (bó yì kǎo, "Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and elder brother of King Wu of Zhou 周武王"); 高邑县 (gāo yì xiàn, "Gaoyi, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei"). There are over 27 compound words containing this character.
Is 邑 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 邑 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.