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贻 (yí): Give to — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Left-Right

贻

贻=台platform+贝shell/money

It combines '台' (yí, a phonetic element) and '贝' (bèi, treasure), originally meaning to give or bequeath something valuable as a gift.

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5.

Related Words: 贻

贻害 • yí hài • to leave a harmful legacy

yí贻

hài害

to leave a harmful legacy

贻误 • yí wù • to cause delay or error

yí贻

wù误

to cause delay or error

贻笑大方 • yí xiào dà fāng • to become a laughingstock before experts

yí贻

xiào笑

dà大

fāng方

to become a laughingstock before experts

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Example Sentences

bù不

dǒng懂

zhuāng装

dǒng懂

，

zhī只

huì会

yí贻

xiào笑

dà大

fāng方

。

Pretending to know what you don't will only make you a laughingstock.

tā他

de的

xíng行

wéi为

zuì最

zhōng终

yí贻

hài害

le

zhè这

ge个

cuò错

wù误

jué决

cè策

kě可

néng能

huì

Information

Pinyinyí

Meaninggive to, hand down, bequeath

Strokes9

Radical贝

Traditional貽

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#3504

Zhuyinㄧˊ

UnicodeU+8D3B

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了

zǐ子

sūn孙

hòu后

dài代

。

His actions ultimately harmed future generations.

会

yí贻

wù误

zhěng整

gè个

xiàng项

mù目

。

This wrong decision may delay the entire project.

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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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Same Radical

Characters with radical "贝".

赊shēbuy and sell on credit, distant
购gòuto buy; to purchase
赋fùto bestow, to endow; also a literary form
费fèito spend, to cost; expenses, fees
赝yànfalse; counterfeit; bogus; sham
赣gànJiangxi province; places therein

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