疫 (yì): (bound form) epidemic, plague
疫 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) epidemic.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 疒 (semantic) and 殳 (structural). It ranks #1774 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 疫 sickness. Its radical form 疒 (illness) appears in many related characters such as 医 (yī, medicine), 病 (bìng, illness), 疼 (téng, ache).
Definitions
- (bound form) epidemic
- plague
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticsickness
Decomposition: ⿸疒殳 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 疫
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瘟疫noun | wēn yì | plague |
| 疫苗noun | yì miáo | vaccine |
| 鼠疫noun | shǔ yì | plague |
| 疫情noun | yì qíng | epidemic situation |
| 检疫verb | jiǎn yì | quarantine |
| 免疫力noun | miǎn yì lì | immunity |
| 疫病noun | yì bìng | plague |
| 疫区noun | yì qū | epidemic area |
| 防疫verb | fáng yì | to prevent epidemics |
| 国家质量监督检验检疫总局 | guó jiā zhì liàng jiān dū jiǎn yàn jiǎn yì zǒng jú | AQSIQ |
| 出入境检验检疫局 | chū rù jìng jiǎn yàn jiǎn yì jú | entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau |
| 自动免疫 | zì dòng miǎn yì | active immunity |
| 主动免疫 | zhǔ dòng miǎn yì | active immunity |
| 被动免疫 | bèi dòng miǎn yì | passive immunity |
| 放射免疫测定 | fàng shè miǎn yì cè dìng | radioimmunoassay |
疫 appears in 39 compound words: 10 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 46 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 疫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
老师教我们疫字的发音和笔顺。
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 "疫."
引爆猪瘟起诉/检追犯罪 官员防疫无能遭免职
yǐn bào zhū wēn qǐ sù jiǎn zhuī fàn zuì guān yuán fáng yì wú néng zāo miǎn zhí
Detonating swine fever prosecution/prosecution of crimes Officials were dismissed for their incompetence in epidemic prevention
检追犯罪 官员防疫无能遭免职
jiǎn zhuī fàn zuì guān yuán fáng yì wú néng zāo miǎn zhí
Investigate and pursue crimes Officials are dismissed for their incompetence in epidemic prevention
皮蛇饮食要留意:与免疫力有关!瞭解“4+1”守则远离带状疱疹
pí shé yǐn shí yāo liú yì : yǔ miǎn yì lì yǒu guān ! 瞭 jiě 4 1 shǒu zé yuǎn lí dài zhuàng 疱 疹
Pay attention to the diet of skin snakes: related to immunity! Understand the "4+1" rule to stay away from shingles
广东今年HPV免疫规划疫苗已开打 13岁女孩可免费接种
guǎng dōng jīn nián H P V miǎn yì guī huá yì miáo yǐ kāi dǎ 1 3 suì nǚ hái kě miǎn fèi jiē zhǒng
Guangdong's HPV immunization program vaccine has been launched this year, and 13-year-old girls can be vaccinated for free
日本流感疫情持续高位,七成地区达“警报”级别
rì běn liú gǎn yì qíng chí xù gāo wèi , qī chéng dì qū dá jǐng bào jí bié
The influenza epidemic in Japan continues to be high, with 70% of the regions reaching the "alert" level
我接种了流感疫苗。
Wǒ jiēzhòng le liúgǎnyìmiáo.
I had a flu shot.
疫苗不会导致自闭症。
Yìmiáo bùhuì dǎozhì zìbìzhèng.
Vaccines don't cause autism.
现今每个人都对天花免疫了。
Xiànjīn měigerén dōu duì tiānhuā miǎnyì le.
Everybody is immune to smallpox nowadays.
成千上万的人死于瘟疫。
Chéngqiānshàngwàn de rén sǐ yú wēnyì.
Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 疒 (sickness) component
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