佚

Mandarin · pinyin dié#

Meanings · dié

  1. old variant of 迭 dié
Mandarin · pinyin yì#

Meanings · yì

  1. (bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages)
  2. (bound form) reclusive
Mandarin · pinyin Yì#

Meanings · Yì

  1. surname Yi
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佚
yì · indulge in pleasures; flee
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2 · die2

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dit6 · jat6

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to be lost
  2. alternative form of 逸 (yì) — easy; leisurely
  3. alternative form of 逸 (yì) — indulgent
  4. alternative form of 逸 (yì) — to escape; to flee; to be reclusive
  5. alternative form of 逸 (yì) — to excel
  6. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) beautiful
  7. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) fault
  8. a surname

character · Etymology 2

  1. used in 佚蕩/佚荡 (“free; unrestrained”)
  2. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 迭 (dié, “to alternate; alternately”)

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佚 · die2 · yi4 · Yi4
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 7,360, 7,361, 7,359
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Exact source records佚 佚 [die2] /old variant of 迭[die2]/佚 佚 [yi4] /(bound form) (of a book, author etc) lost (to the ages)/(bound form) reclusive/佚 佚 [Yi4] /surname Yi/