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1.

Animated Stroke Order 夷

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 夷 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 夷

夷 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

夷

夷=大big/person+弓bow

A person (大) carrying a bow (弓), representing ancient eastern tribes or foreigners.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 夷

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5.

How to Use 夷

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 夷 works in context.

Single HSK word

夷 appears in the HSK word 化险为夷, meaning "turn danger into safety / turn peril into safety".

化险为夷 • huà xiǎn wéi yí • turn danger into safety / turn peril into safety • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huà化

xiǎn险

wéi为

yí夷

turn danger into safety / turn peril into safety

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 夷 is used in context

yī医

shēng生

men们

nǔ努

lì力

huà化

xiǎn险

wéi为

yí夷

，

jiù救

le了

tā他

de的

mìng命

。

The doctors worked hard to turn danger into safety and saved his life

dì地

zhèn震

hòu后

zhěng整

gè个

cūn村

zhuāng庄

bèi被

yí

zhè这

ge个

mó魔

shù术

shī师

de的

biǎo表

yǎn演

zhēn真

Information

Pinyinyí

Meaningbarbarian

Strokes6

Radical大

Traditional夷

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#2142

Zhuyinㄧˊ

UnicodeU+5937

CangjieKN

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夷

wéi为

píng平

dì地

。

The entire village was razed to the ground after the earthquake

shì是

fěi匪

yí夷

suǒ所

sī思

。

This magician's performance is truly unbelievable.

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