伊 (yī): abbr. for 伊拉克, Iraq, abbr. for 伊朗, Iran, (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")
伊 (yī) is a Chinese character meaning “(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she").” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 尹 (phonetic). It ranks #761 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 伊 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- abbr. for 伊拉克, Iraq
- abbr. for 伊朗, Iran
- (old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伊拉克proper-noun | yī lā kè | Iraq |
| 伊丽莎白proper-noun | yī lì shā bái | Elizabeth (person name) |
| 木乃伊noun | mù nǎi yī | (loanword) mummy (preserved corpse) |
| 伊娃 | yī wá | Eva (name) |
| 伊朗proper-noun | yī lǎng | Iran |
| 伊芙 | yī fú | Eve (name) |
| 特洛伊proper-noun | tè luò yī | ancient city of Troy |
| 伊斯兰noun | yī sī lán | Islam |
| 伊凡proper-noun | yī fán | Ivan (Russian name) |
| 弗洛伊德proper-noun | fú luò yī dé | Floyd (name) |
| 伊甸园proper-noun | yī diàn yuán | Garden of Eden |
| 伊戈尔proper-noun | yī gē ěr | Igor |
| 伊斯兰教 | yī sī lán jiào | Islam |
| 伊斯兰堡proper-noun | yī sī lán bǎo | Islamabad, capital of Pakistan |
| 扎伊尔proper-noun | zhā yī ěr | Zaire, former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
伊 appears in 100 compound words: 76 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 伊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
a transliteration of the German surname Freud; a transliteration of the English surname Floyd
Issyk Kul (a large endorheic lake in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan); Issyk Kul (a region of Kyrgyzstan)
Issyk Kul (a large endorheic lake in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan); Issyk Kul (a region of Kyrgyzstan)
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 伊.
Example Sentences
作为伊民，我们有责任保护环境。
zuò wéi yī mín , wǒ men yǒu zé rèn bǎo hù huán jìng .
As citizens, we have a responsibility to protect the environment.
阿曼证实美伊2/26日内瓦再谈 传德黑兰愿就核计画让...
ā 曼 zhèng shí měi yī 2 2 6 rì nèi wǎ zài tán chuán dé hēi lán yuàn jiù hé jì huà ràng . . .
Oman confirmed that the United States and Iran will talk again in Geneva on 2/26 and it is rumored that Tehran is willing to give up on the nuclear program...
阿曼:美伊26日再次瑞士谈判 伊朗外长:核问题仍可...
ā 曼 : měi yī 2 6 rì zài cì ruì shì tán pàn yī lǎng wài cháng : hé wèn tí réng kě . . .
Oman: The United States and Iran held talks in Switzerland again on the 26th Iranian Foreign Minister: The nuclear issue can still be...
威科夫接受专访透露 奉川普指示会晤伊朗前王储
wēi kē fū jiē shòu zhuān fǎng tòu lù fèng chuān pǔ zhǐ shì huì wù yī lǎng qián wáng chǔ
Wyckoff revealed in an exclusive interview that he was instructed by Trump to meet with the former crown prince of Iran
联合国:收到伊朗来信 对地区紧张局势深表关切
lián gě guó : shōu dào yī lǎng lái xìn duì dì qū jǐn zhāng jú shì shēn biǎo guān qiē
United Nations: Received a letter from Iran expressing deep concern about regional tensions
特朗普向伊朗下最后通牒:伊朗15天内必须与美国达成...
tè lǎng pǔ xiàng yī lǎng xià zuì hòu tōng 牒 : yī lǎng 1 5 tiān nèi bì xū yǔ měi guó dá chéng . . .
Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran: Iran must reach an agreement with the United States within 15 days...
船开过苏伊士运河。
Chuán kāi guo Sūyīshì Yùnhé.
The ship sailed through the Suez Canal.
杰伊捡起了这把旧剪刀。
Jié yī jiǎn qǐ le zhè bǎ jiù jiǎndāo.
Jay picked up the old scissors.
伊藤老师教历史学。
Yī téng lǎoshī jiāo lìshǐxué.
Mr Ito teaches history.
巴哈伊信仰是个很棒的宗教。
Bāhāyī xìnyǎng shì gè hěn bàng de zōngjiào.
The Baha'i Faith is a very cool religion.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 亻 (person) component
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