Chinese symbol for “proper”
宜
yí
proper; should; suitable; appropriate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for proper is 宜 (yí), defined as: proper; should; suitable; appropriate.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “proper”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正确 (正確) | zhèng què | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 得 | dé | to obtain; to get |
| 当 (當) | dàng | at or in the very same...; suitable |
| 正 | zhèng | straight; upright |
| 得宜 | dé yí | proper; appropriate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 宜.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便宜 | biàn yí | convenient |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “proper”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.