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Animated Stroke Order 异

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 异 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 异

异 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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异=巳self+廾two hands

Two hands (巳) lifting something (廾) — different or strange, as if handling an unusual object.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 异

HSK words that contain this character.

优异

yōu yì

excellent; outstanding

异常

yì cháng

unusual; abnormal; anomalous

日新月异

rì xīn yuè yì

change rapidly; alter from day to day

诧异

chà yì

be surprised; be amazed; be astonished

变异

biàn yì

Mutation / variation

因人而异

yīn rén ér yì

vary from person to person / differ according to the individual

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大同小异

dà tóng xiǎo yì

basically the same with minor differences

差异

chā yì

difference; discrepancy

6.

Example Sentences

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

jīn今

tiān天

de的

tiān天

qì气

yì异

cháng常

yán炎

rè热

。

The weather is unusually hot today.

tā他

zài在

yì异

dì地

gōng工

zuò作

yǐ已

jīng经

sān

zhè这

liǎng两

gè个

fāng方

àn案

cún存

zài在

míng明

xiǎn显

Information

Pinyinyì

Meaningdifferent

Strokes6

Radical廾

Traditional異

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Frequency#1642

Zhuyinㄧˋ

UnicodeU+5F02

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异口同声

yì kǒu tóng shēng

with one voice / unanimously

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异性

yì xìng

Opposite sex / Different gender

异想天开

yì xiǎng tiān kāi

indulge in fantasy / let one's imagination run wild

异议

yì yì

Dissent / Objection

怪异

guài yì

Strange / Weird

求同存异

qiú tóng cún yì

seek common ground while reserving differences

三

nián年

le了

。

He has been working in a different place for three years.

chā差

yì异

。

There are obvious differences between these two plans.

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Characters with radical "廾".

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