"夷" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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夷
Trad. 夷
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 大
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 6
Structure
Decomp. 大弓
Prononciation
Mandarin yí
Entry Methods
Pinyin yi2
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Cangjie
 KN
乂弓
Sijiao 5003.2
Wubi GXWI
CNS 11643 1-476A
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5937
GB2312 D2C4
BIG5 A669
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夷 yí non-Han people, esp. to the East of China / barbarians / to wipe out / to exterminate / to tear down / to raze
Results beginning with 夷
夷狄 yí dí non-Han tribes in the east and north of ancient China / barbarians
夷平 yí píng to level / to raze to the ground
夷旷 yí kuàng expansive / level and broad / broad-minded
夷陵 Yí líng Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌縣|宜昌县 / Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings / Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
夷戮 yí lù to massacre
夷门 Yí mén the Yi gate of 大梁, capital of Wei 魏 / during Warring states
夷灭 yí miè to massacre / to die out
夷然 yí rán calm
夷犹 yí yóu to hesitate
夷洲 Yí zhōu name of an ancient barbarian country, possibly Taiwan
夷陵区 Yí líng qū Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 shi4], Hubei
夷为平地 yí wéi píng dì to level / to raze to the ground
夷茱萸科 yí zhū yú kē Griselinia
Approximate Results for 夷
鄙夷 bǐ yí to despise / to look down upon / despicable
蛮夷 mán yí common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory / barbarian
东夷 Dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
凌夷 líng yí to deteriorate / to decline / to slump / also written 陵夷
陵夷 líng yí to deteriorate / to decline / to slump / also written 凌夷
逆夷 nì yí invaders (insulting term) / foreign aggressors
攘夷 rǎng yí to repel the barbarians
色夷 sè yí smiling genially / to beam
虾夷 Xiā yí Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
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夏威夷 Xià wēi yí Hawaii, US state
三夷教 sān yí jiào the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manicheanism and Zoroastrianism)
烧夷弹 shāo yí dàn fire bomb / incendiary device
武夷山 Wǔ yí shān Mt Wuyi in Fujian / Wuyishan nature reserve / Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
虾夷葱 xiā yí cōng chive
匪夷所思 fěi yí suǒ sī unimaginable / outrageous / freakish
化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom) / to avert disaster
以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom) / let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
东夷南蛮 dōng yí nán mán Haradrim
襟怀夷旷 jīn huái yí kuàng broad-minded
履险如夷 lu:3 xiǎn rú yí lit. to make one's way through a dangerous pass as if walking on level ground (idiom) / fig. to handle a crisis effortlessly
武夷山市 Wǔ yí shān shì Wuyishan, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
夏威夷岛 Xià wēi yí Dǎo Hawaii island
夏威夷果 xià wēi yí guǒ macadamia nut
夏威夷州 Xià wēi yí zhōu Hawaii, US state
夏威夷乌鸦 xià wēi yí wū yā Hawaiian
特氏古夷黄木  akume
阿诺古夷苏木  olive walnut
爱里古夷苏木 ài lǐ gǔ yí sū mù kaluk afuon / mozambique
师夷长技以制夷 shī yí cháng jì yǐ zhì yí "learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源[Wei4 Yuan2]
夏威夷火山国家公园 Xià wēi yí Huǒ shān Guó jiā Gōng yuán Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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