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奕
Mandarin · pinyin yì
Meanings
- abundant
- graceful
Characters in this entry
- 奕
- yì · in sequence, orderly; abundant
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Mandarin tones
4 · yi4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
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Cantonese word readings for 奕. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) great; grand
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) beautiful
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) skilled; adept
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bright
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, of years, generations, etc.) many; one after another
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 弈 (yì, “Go (board game); to play Go”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 亦 (yì, “also”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 弋 (yì), used in 游奕 (yóuyì)
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (Hokkien) to play (cards, lottery, chess, etc.)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to start; to begin (in an activity)
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