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

WORDS

甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜 jiǎ zhī mì táng ， yǐ zhī pī shuāng one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
聚四氟乙烯 jù sì fú yǐ xī polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), trademarked as Teflon
超高速乙太网路 chāo gāo sù yǐ tài wǎng lù Gigabit Ethernet
超高速乙太網路 chāo gāo sù yǐ tài wǎng lù Gigabit Ethernet
醋酸乙酯 cù suān yǐ zhǐ ethyl acetate; acetidin
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