HanTrace

乙

yǐ

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Meaning

  • second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  • second in order
  • letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
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  • second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])
  • ethyl
  • bent
  • winding
  • radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
  • turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]

Stroke Order

1 strokes

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