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乙

yǐ

second; 2nd heavenly stem

Strokes
1
Radical
乙
HSK
5
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 对乙酰氨基酚是一种退烧药。

    Duì yǐ xiān ān jī fēn shì yī zhǒng tuì shāo yào

    Acetaminophen is an antipyretic.

  • 甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜。

    Jiǎ zhī mì táng yǐ zhī pī shuāng

    One man's meat is another man's poison.

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Words containing 乙

  • 乙yǐ 3second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 方, as opposed to 方); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
  • 乙zhé 2turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折