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易
Mandarin · pinyin yì#
Meanings · yì
- easy
- amiable
- to change
- to exchange
- prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"
Mandarin · pinyin Yì#
Meanings · Yì
- surname Yi
- I Ching; Book of Changes (abbr. for 易經 Yì jīng)
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- 易
- yì · change; easy
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4 · yi4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 10 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ji6 · jik6
Cantonese word readings for 易. 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) original form of 賜／赐 (cì, “to give; to bestow”)
- to exchange; to interchange
- to change; to alter; to modify
- (abbreviation, alt-of) short for 易經／易经 (Yìjīng, “I Ching”)
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- easy; simple; not difficult
- gentle; kind
- effortless; prone to
- easily; effortlessly
character · Etymology 3
- (Min) easy; not difficult
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