邑 (yì): city, village

邑 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “city.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 邑 (邑). It ranks #4361 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-97 strokesFrequency #4361

Definitions

city
village

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
高邑	gāo yì	see 高邑縣\|高邑县[Gao1 yi4 Xian4]
大邑	dà yì	Dayi County in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan
平邑	píng yì	Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂\|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
干邑	gān yì	Cognac
城邑	chéng yì	(literary) towns
首邑	shǒu yì	local capital
大邑县	dà yì xiàn	Dayi County in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan
伯邑考	bó yì kǎo	Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] ...
武邑	wǔ yì	see 武邑縣\|武邑县[Wu3 yi4 Xian4]
高邑县	gāo yì xiàn	Gaoyi, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市\|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
采邑	cài yì	fief
平邑县	píng yì xiàn	Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂\|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong
临邑	lín yì	Linyi county in Dezhou 德州[De2 zhou1], Shandong
封邑	fēng yì	grant of territory by an emperor or monarch (old)
武邑县	wǔ yì xiàn	Wuyi, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4], Hebei

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

邑 appears in 25 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."

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Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 邑 (yì) mean in Chinese?

邑 (yì) primarily means "city." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. 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 common words containing 邑?

Common words with 邑 include: 高邑 (gāo yì, "see 高邑縣|高邑县[Gao1 yi4 Xian4]"); 大邑 (dà yì, "Dayi County in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan"); 平邑 (píng yì, "Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[Lin2 yi2], Shandong"); 干邑 (gān yì, "Cognac"); 城邑 (chéng yì, "(literary) towns"). There are over 25 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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