屹 (yì): high and steep

屹 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “high and steep.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 山 (semantic) and 乞 (phonetic). It ranks #2971 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 屹 mountain. Its radical form 山 (mountain) appears in many related characters such as 山 (shān, mountain), 岁 (suì, years old), 岸 (àn, bank).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 山 mountain6 strokesFrequency #2971山 semantic乞 phonetic

Definitions

  1. high and steep

Etymology & Origin

屹

pictophoneticmountain

Decomposition: ⿰山乞 (layout: left-right)

Components:山semantic乞phonetic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4
5
6

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
屹立yì lìto tower
巍然屹立wēi rán yì lìto stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)
2
Total compounds
50
As first character
0
As last character
50
As middle character

屹 appears in 2 compound words: 50 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 50 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 屹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

立lì
0.4644,818 co-occurrences
倒dǎo
0.457768 co-occurrences
仍réng
0.397780 co-occurrences
然rán
0.3761,206 co-occurrences
耳ěr
0.369240 co-occurrences
潘pān
0.369174 co-occurrences
严yán
0.365228 co-occurrences
宽kuān
0.355162 co-occurrences
依yī
0.346354 co-occurrences
辰chén
0.339114 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

巍然屹立wēi rán yì lìHSK 7+

to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom); towering majestically; (of a person) to stand up against sb

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

屹字由6笔画组成，结构很巧妙。

yì zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "屹" consists of six strokes and features a remarkably ingenious structure.

Yahoo FinanceMar 2026

齐屹科技(01739)全年度亏损收窄至617...

qí yì kē jì ( 0 1 7 3 9 ) quán nián dù kuī sǔn shōu zhǎi zhì 6 1 7 . . .

LtnMar 2026

中职》兄弟当家球星屹立不摇 明晚可望听牌联盟神纪录!

zhōng zhí xiōng dì dāng jiā qiú xīng yì lì bù yáo míng wǎn kě wàng tīng pái lián méng shén jì lù !

Hk01.comFeb 2026

屹立上环44年辉煌快餐店结业 “黄帽工人”...

yì lì shàng huán 4 4 nián huī huáng kuài cān diàn jié yè huáng mào gōng rén . . .

Standing in Sheung Wan for 44 years, the glorious fast food restaurant closed "Yellow Hat Worker"...

Character Family

山 Radical Family — Characters sharing the mountain radical

崩bēng崇chóng峰fēng岗gǎng崛jué峻jùn岭lǐng崎qí嵌kǎn峭qiào

Related Characters

山shān岁suì岸àn岗gǎng岛dǎo峰fēng崇chóng屿yǔ岂qǐ岔chà

Homophones — Characters pronounced yì

一yī衣yī医yī宜yí已yǐ以yǐ椅yǐ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 屹 (yì) mean in Chinese?
屹 (yì) primarily means "high and steep." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2971 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 屹 and 低?
屹 (yì) and 低 (dī) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 屹 (high) vs 低 (low).
How many strokes does 屹 have?
屹 is written with 6 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 屹?
The radical associated with 屹 is 山 (mountain). This radical appears in many characters related to mountain.
What are the components of 屹?
屹 is composed of: 山 (semantic), 乞 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰山乞 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 屹?
Common words with 屹 include: 屹立 (yì lì, "to tower"); 巍然屹立 (wēi rán yì lì, "to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 屹 (yì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yì: 一 (one), 衣 (clothing), 医 (medicine), 宜 (proper), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 屹 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 屹 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.