second in order

HSK 5 #1872

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1872nd character
Radical ⼄ (5.0)
Strokes 1
Index # 2

Definitions

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

Stroke order

乙 stroke order diagram
乙 stroke order animation

Words containing 乙

Word Meaning
glycolic acid C2H4O3
acetaldehyde H3CCHO; ethanal
dichloroethane poisoning
diclofenac sodium pain and swelling drug
diclofenac sodium; anti-inflammatory pain drug
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
tetraethyl lead poisoning
tetraethyl lead poisoning
tetrachloroethylene
to edit; to trim or add (to a text)
to edit; to trim or add (to a text)
The Secret of the Golden Flower, Taoist text
Taoist book The Secret of the Golden Flower
Kong Yiji, poor scholar in Lu Xun story
acetaminophen; paracetamol
acetaminophen; paracetamol
Di Yi, a late Shang dynasty king
DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
oxyacetylene
an oxyacetylene torch
oxyacetylene welding
oxyacetylene torch
vinyl chloride C2H3Cl; chloroethylene
ethylene oxide
ethylene oxide