乙 — Chinese character
乙
yǐ
second; 2nd heavenly stem
- Pinyin
- yǐ
- Radical
- 5 ⼄ (Second)
- Strokes
- 1
- Formation
- pictographic — A swallow
- Japanese
- 乙 as a kanji
Common words with 乙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乙醇 | yǐ chún | ethanol; ethyl alcohol |
| 乙烯 | yǐ xī | ethylene |
| 乙肝 | yǐ gān | hepatitis B |
| 乙方 | yǐ fāng | party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方 (jiǎ fāng), party A) |
| 乙醚 | yǐ mí | ether; diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5 |
| 乙炔 | yǐ quē | acetylene; ethyne C2H2 |
| 聚乙烯 | jù yǐ xī | polythene; polyethylene |
| 乙酸 | yǐ suān | acetic acid (CH3COOH); ethanoic acid |
| 聚氯乙烯 | jù lǜ yǐ xī | polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
| 甲乙 | jiǎ yǐ | first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān) |
| 乙女 | yǐ nǚ | (slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women) |
| 乙型肝炎 | yǐ xíng gān yán | hepatitis B |
English words written with 乙
乙 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 2
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