乙 yǐ

second; 2nd heavenly stem

HSK 5 #1872

DEFINITIONS

乙 yǐ
  • second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  • second in order
  • letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  • second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])
  • ethyl
  • bent
  • winding
  • radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
乙 zhé
  • turning stroke (in Chinese characters)
  • see also 折[zhe2]

STROKES

乙 stroke order diagram
乙 stroke order animation

WORDS

乙醇 yǐ chún ethanol C2H5OH; same as alcohol 酒精
乙烯 yǐ xī ethylene; vinyl
聚乙烯 jù yǐ xī polythene; polyethylene
乙酸 yǐ suān acetic acid (CH3COOH); ethanoic acid
乙醚 yǐ mí ether; diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5
乙炔 yǐ quē acetylene; ethyne C2H2
聚氯乙烯 jù lǜ yǐ xī polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
乙巳 yǐ sì forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
乙肝 yǐ gān hepatitis B
聚苯乙烯 jù běn yǐ xī polystyrene
乙状结肠 yǐ zhuàng jié cháng sigmoid colon (anatomy); bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum
苯乙烯 běn yǐ xī Styrene
乙方 yǐ fāng second party (law); see also 甲方[jia3 fang1]
乙未 yǐ wèi thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
甲乙 jiǎ yǐ first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
乙丑 yǐ chǒu second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
乙二醇 yǐ èr chún glycol; ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)
乙亥 yǐ hài twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055
乙卯 yǐ mǎo fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
乙型 yǐ xíng type B; type II; beta-
乙型肝炎 yǐ xíng gān yán hepatitis B
乙型脑炎 yǐ xíng nǎo yán meningitis B; epidemic encephalitis B; Japanese encephalitis
乙型腦炎 yǐ xíng nǎo yán meningitis B; epidemic encephalitis B; Japanese encephalitis
乙基 yǐ jī ethyl group (chemistry)
乙太 yǐ tài variant of 以太[yi3 tai4]
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