绎 (yì): continuous, to interpret, to unravel
绎 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “continuous.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic). It ranks #2754 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 绎 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- continuous
- to interpret
- to unravel
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticthread
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 演绎 | yǎn yì | (of a story etc) to unfold |
| 络绎不绝 | luò yì bù jué | (idiom) continuously |
| 演绎法 | yǎn yì fǎ | deductive reasoning |
| 络绎 | luò yì | continuous |
绎 appears in 4 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 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 绎 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
绎字由8笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
yì zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "绎" consists of eight strokes and features a remarkably ingenious structure.
...ss 与 Ratajkowski 迷人演绎
. . . s s yǔ R a t a j k o w s k i mí rén yǎn yì
...ss and Ratajkowski's captivating performance
高胤祯化身邻家女孩超甜美!穿上MFG演绎法式风格 话题同款一次看
gāo 胤 祯 huà shēn lín jiā nǚ hái chāo tián měi ! chuān shàng M F G yǎn yì fǎ shì fēng gé huà tí tóng kuǎn yī cì kàn
Gao Yinzhen looks absolutely adorable as the girl next door! She rocks a French-inspired look in MFG—check out all the trending pieces here
...全新季节菜单—“和谐融和”新境界 创新演绎经典菜式瑞雪藏龙
. . . quán xīn jì jié cài dān — hé xié róng hé xīn jìng jiè chuàng xīn yǎn yì jīng diǎn cài shì ruì xuě zàng lóng
... New seasonal menu - a new realm of "harmony and harmony" Innovatively interprets the classic dish Ruixue Zanglong
...入运动机能的都市休闲服 9m88柯炜林演绎科技布料的日常穿搭
. . . rù yùn dòng jī néng de dōu shì xiū xián fú 9 m 8 8 柯 炜 lín yǎn yì kē jì bù liào de rì cháng chuān dā
... Urban casual wear with sports functions 9m88 Ke Weilin interprets the daily wear of technological fabrics
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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