Chinese–English

乙

yǐ · yi/zhé · zhe

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5

Meaning

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yǐ 乙

  1. second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān)
  2. second in order
  3. letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  4. second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方 (yǐ fāng), as opposed to 甲方 (jiǎ fāng))
  5. ethyl
  6. bent
  7. winding
  8. radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
  9. ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

zhé 乙

  1. turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折 (zhé)
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