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1.

Animated Stroke Order 易

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 易 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 易

易 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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易

易=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 易

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5.

How to Use 易

Easy / Effortless

The character 易 means 'easy' in these words, indicating something is not difficult.

容易 • róng yì • easy • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 易

易于 • yì yú • easy to; apt to

HSK 3.0 · L6

yì易

yú

7.

Example Sentences

zhōng中

guó国

hé和

měi美

guó国

yǒu有

mào

Information

Pinyinyì

Meaningto change; easy

Strokes8

Radical日

Traditional易

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#505

Zhuyinㄧˋ

UnicodeU+6613

CangjieAPHH

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A lizard (蜥) shedding its skin — representing change, transformation, and ease.

róng容

yì易

easy

轻易 • qīng yì • easily • HSK 5

HSK 5

qīng轻

yì易

easily

简易 • jiǎn yì • simple / easy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiǎn简

yì易

simple / easy

Exchange / Trade

The character 易 means 'to exchange' in these words, related to trade or transaction.

交易 • jiāo yì • business; deal • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiāo交

yì易

business; deal

贸易 • mào yì • trade • HSK 5

HSK 5

mào贸

yì易

trade

于

easy to; apt to

好容易 • hǎo róng yì • (idiomatic usage) with great difficulty

HSK 3.0 · L6

hǎo好

róng容

yì易

(idiomatic usage) with great difficulty

易拉罐 • yì lā guàn • Tin can / Aluminum can

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yì易

lā拉

guàn罐

Tin can / Aluminum can

显而易见 • xiǎn ér yì jiàn • obvious / evident

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiǎn显

ér而

yì易

jiàn见

obvious / evident

来之不易 • lái zhī bù yì • hard-won

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lái来

zhī之

bù不

yì易

hard-won

轻而易举 • qīng ér yì jǔ • Easy / Effortless

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qīng轻

ér而

yì易

jǔ举

Easy / Effortless

贸

yì易

。

China and the United States have trade.

tā他

men们

wán完

chéng成

le了

yì一

bǐ笔

dà大

jiāo交

yì易

。

They completed a big transaction.

yì易

jīng经

shì是

zhōng中

guó国

gǔ古

dài代

de的

zhòng重

yào要

jīng经

diǎn典

。

The Book of Changes is an important classic in ancient China.

zhè这

ge个

bēi杯

zi子

shì是

yì易

suì碎

de的

。

This cup is fragile.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

hěn很

róng容

yì易

jiě解

jué决

。

This problem is easy to solve.

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Characters pronounced "yi".

奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
颐yícheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish
咦yíexclamation of surprise
诣yìreach; achievement, accomplishment
揖yīsalute, bow; defer to, yield
彝yíYi (nationality); tripod, wine vessel; rule

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Characters with radical "日".

曼mànlong, extended, vast; beautiful
暇xiáleisure, relaxation, spare time
昃zèto decline (of the sun); sunset
曜yàoglorious, as sun; daylight, sunlight; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy (the sun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
晦huìdark; obscure; unlucky
时shítime; season; period

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