已 (yǐ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

HSK Vocabulary: 已

HSK words that contain this character.

已经

yǐ jīng

already

HSK 2

不得已

bù dé yǐ

be forced to; have no alternative but to

HSK 6

而已

ér yǐ

that is all; nothing more

HSK 6

不已

bù yǐ

endlessly

HSK 3.0 L6

早已

zǎo yǐ

for a long time; long since

HSK 3.0 L5

Example Sentences

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

tā他

zǎo早

yǐ已

lí离

kāi开

zhè这

zuò座

chéng城

shì市

le了

。

He left this city long ago.

wǒ我

yǐ已

jīng经

wán完

chéng成

zuò作

yè业

le了

。

diàn电

yǐng影

yǐ已

jié结

shù束

，

wǒ我

men们

kě可

zhè这

zhǐ只

shì是

gè个

wán玩

xiào笑

ér而

yǐ已

。

Commonly Confused

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己vs已vs巳

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HSK (3.0) Level 4

Characters from the same exam level.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "yi".

yí颐 yì诣 yī揖 yí彝 yì翌 yì臆

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "己".

jǐ己

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已 (yǐ): Already — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Example Sentences

HSK (3.0) Level 4

Same Sound

Same Radical

Commonly Confused

Related Characters

HSK (3.0) Level 4

Same Sound

Same Radical