姨
HSK 4

姨 (yí): aunt

yí

aunt

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Pinyin

yí

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

aunt

How to Write 姨 (yí)

姨 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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  9. 9

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Origin of 姨

A phono-semantic compound: 女 (woman) carries the meaning, and 夷 hints at the pronunciation.

What 姨 is Made Of

姨 is built from 2 components:

女woman, girl
夷ancient barbarian tribes

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Words Using 姨

Common Chinese words that contain 姨:

阿姨

āyí

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