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咦 (yí): Exclamation of surprise — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Related Words: 咦

咦呀 • yí yā • exclamation of surprise or admiration

yí咦

yā呀

exclamation of surprise or admiration

咦咦咦 • yí yí yí • repeated exclamation of surprise

yí咦

yí咦

yí咦

repeated exclamation of surprise

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Example Sentences

Yí咦

，

nǐ你

zěn怎

me么

zài在

zhè这

lǐ里

？

Hey, how come you are here?

Yí咦

，

wài外

miàn面

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

ma吗

Yí咦

，

zhè这

ge个

dōng东

xi西

zhēn真

qí奇

guài

Information

Pinyinyí

Meaningexclamation of surprise

Strokes9

Radical口

Traditional—

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3080

Zhuyinㄧˊ

UnicodeU+54A6

CangjieRKN

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？

Huh, is it raining outside?

怪

！

Oh, this thing is really strange!

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "yi".

奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
颐yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
诣yìreach; achievement, accomplishment
揖yīsalute, bow; defer to, yield
彝yíYi (nationality); tripod, wine vessel; rule
翌yìbright; daybreak, dawn; the next day

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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