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
大邑县	dà yì xiàn	Dayi County in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan
大邑	dà yì	Dayi County in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan
伯邑考	bó yì kǎo	Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王 ...
高邑县	gāo yì xiàn	Gaoyi, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市\|石家庄市, Hebei
平邑县	píng yì xiàn	Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂\|临沂, Shandong
平邑	píng yì	Pingyi county in Linyi 臨沂\|临沂, Shandong
干邑	gān yì	Cognac
武邑县	wǔ yì xiàn	Wuyi, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市, Hebei
城邑	chéng yì	(literary) towns
首邑	shǒu yì	local capital
临邑县	lín yì xiàn	Linyi county in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
武邑	wǔ yì	see 武邑縣\|武邑县
昌邑区	chāng yì qū	Changyi, a district of Jilin City 吉林市, Jilin
昌邑市	chāng yì shì	Changyi, a county-level city in Weifang City 濰坊市\|潍坊市, Shandong

Total compounds

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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"); 大邑县 (dà yì xiàn, "Dayi County in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan"); 大邑 (dà yì, "Dayi County in Chengdu 成都, Sichuan"); 伯邑考 (bó yì kǎo, "Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王 and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王 ..."); 高邑县 (gāo yì xiàn, "Gaoyi, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市, Hebei"). 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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