宜 — Chinese character
宜
yí
fitting, proper, right; what one should do
- Pinyin
- yí
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 宀 且
- Formation
- ideographic — A memorial service 且 held in a house 宀
- Japanese
- 宜 as a kanji
Common words with 宜
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient |
| 便宜 | pián yi | cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage |
| 适宜 (適宜) | shì yí | suitable; appropriate |
| 事宜 | shì yí | matters; arrangements |
| 不宜 | bù yí | not suitable; inadvisable |
| 宜居 | yí jū | livable |
| 因地制宜 | yīn dì zhì yí | (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances |
| 宜人 | yí rén | nice; pleasant; charming; hospitable to people |
| 不合时宜 (不合時宜) | bù hé shí yí | out of step with current thinking; outmoded |
| 占便宜 (佔便宜) | zhàn pián yi | advantageous; favorable |
| 相宜 | xiāng yí | to be suitable or appropriate |
| 合宜 | hé yí | appropriate |
English words written with 宜
宜 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 1 · I Ching 4 · Mencius 15 · Zhuangzi 20 · Great Learning 6 · Doctrine of the Mean 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 61
- Analects 19.23
- Hexagram 19
- Hexagram 55
- Hexagram 62
- Mencius 1A.7
- Mencius 1B.2
- Mencius 2B.2
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