Character data

HSK 5

FREQUENCY 1872nd character

RADICAL ⼄ (5.0)

STROKES 1

INDEX # 2

乙 yǐ

second in order

HSK 5 #1872

乙 yǐ	1. second in order 2. second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方yǐ fāng, as opposed to 甲方jiǎ fāng) 3. letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc 4. second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shí tiān gān 5. ethyl 6. bent 7. winding 8. radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) 9. ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
乙 zhé	1. see also 折zhé 2. turning stroke (in Chinese characters)

Word	Meaning
乙醇 yǐ chún	ethanol C2H5OH; same as alcohol 酒精jiǔ jīng
乙烯 yǐ xī	ethylene; vinyl
聚乙烯 jù yǐ xī	polyethylene; polythene
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)
苯乙烯 běn yǐ xī	Styrene
乙方 yǐ fāng	second party (law); see also 甲方jiǎ fāng
乙未 yǐ wèi	32nd year in Chinese 60-year cycle
甲乙 jiǎ yǐ	first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shí tiān gān
乙丑 yǐ chǒu	second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
乙二醇 yǐ èr chún	ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze); glycol
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	Japanese encephalitis; epidemic encephalitis B
乙型腦炎 yǐ xíng nǎo yán	Japanese encephalitis; epidemic encephalitis B
乙基 yǐ jī	ethyl group (chemistry)
乙太 yǐ tài	variant of 以太yǐ tài

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