伊

yī

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Meaning

second person singular pronoun ("you")
(May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she")
(Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning

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(preceding a noun) that
bound formIraq (abbr. for 伊拉克[Yi1 la1 ke4])
bound formIran (abbr. for 伊朗[Yi1 lang3])
surname Yi
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")

Example

我们正谈论伊斯兰教。

We're talking about Islam.

From 伊斯兰教 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

6 strokes

Words containing 伊

伊斯兰教YīsīlánjiàoIslamHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

哎āihey!HSK 7-9 哀āiAi (c. 2000 BC), sixth of legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God, also known as Li 釐|厘[Li2]HSK 7-9 癌áicancer; (esp.) carcinomaHSK 7-9 蔼ǎifriendlyHSK 7-9 艾àiChinese mugwort (Artemisia); moxaHSK 7-9 唉àiinterjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!)HSK 7-9 隘àinarrowHSK 7-9 昂ángto liftHSK 7-9 凹āoconcave; depressed; sunken; indented; female (connector etc)HSK 7-9 熬áoto simmer; to boil slowlyHSK 7-9

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