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宜
Trad. 宜
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 宀
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 宀且
Prononciation
Mandarin yí
Entry Methods
Pinyin yi2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 JBM
十月一
Sijiao 3010.7
Wubi PEGF
CNS 11643 1-4C7B
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5B9C
GB2312 D2CB
BIG5 A979
宜 yí proper / should / suitable / appropriate
Results beginning with 宜
宜昌 Yí chāng Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei
宜兴 Yí xīng Yixing, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wu2 xi1], Jiangsu
宜宾 Yí bīn Yibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan
宜人 yí rén nice / pleasant / charming / hospitable to people
宜兰 Yí lán Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan
宜春 Yí chūn Yichun, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
宜家 Yí jiā IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer
宜于 yí yú to be suitable for
宜城 Yí chéng Yicheng, county-level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
宜川 Yí chuān Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
宜都 Yí dū Yidu, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
宜丰 Yí fēng Yifeng county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
宜黄 Yí huáng Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
宜居 yí jū livable
宜君 Yí jūn Yijun County in Tongchuan 銅川|铜川[Tong2 chuan1], Shaanxi
宜良 Yí liáng Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
宜山 Yí shān former Yishan county and town, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
宜秀 Yí xiù Yixiu district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui
宜阳 Yí yáng Yiyang county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
宜章 Yí zhāng Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
宜州 Yí zhōu Yizhou, county-level city in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
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宜宾市 Yí bīn shì Yibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan
宜宾县 Yí bīn xiàn Yibin county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
宜昌市 Yí chāng shì Yichang, prefecture-level city in Hubei
宜昌县 Yí chāng xiàn Yichang county in Hubei
宜城市 Yí chéng shì Yicheng, county-level city in Xiangfan 襄樊[Xiang1 fan2], Hubei
宜川县 Yí chuān xiàn Yichuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
宜春市 Yí chūn shì Yichun, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi
宜都市 Yí dū shì Yidu, county-level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
宜丰县 Yí fēng xiàn Yifeng county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi
宜黄县 Yí huáng xiàn Yihuang county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
宜君县 Yí jūn Xiàn Yijun County in Tongchuan 銅川|铜川[Tong2 chuan1], Shaanxi
宜兰市 Yí lán shì Yilan City in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan
宜兰县 Yí lán xiàn Yilan County in northeast Taiwan
宜良县 Yí liáng xiàn Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
宜山县 Yí shān xiàn former Yishan county, now called Yizhou 宜州[Yi2 zhou1] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
宜山镇 Yí shān zhèn former Yizhan town, now called Yizhou, county-level city 宜州市[Yi2 zhou1 shi4] in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
宜兴市 Yí xīng shì Yixing, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[Wu2 xi1], Jiangsu
宜秀区 Yí xiù qū Yixiu district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui
宜阳县 Yí yáng xiàn Yiyang county in Luoyang 洛陽|洛阳, Henan
宜章县 Yí zhāng xiàn Yizhang county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
宜州市 Yí zhōu shì Yizhou, county-level city in Hechi 河池[He2 chi2], Guangxi
宜宾地区 Yí bīn dì qū Yibin, prefecture-level city in Sichuan
宜昌地区 Yí chāng dì qū Yichang prefecture in Hubei
宜春地区 Yí chūn dì qū Yichun prefecture in Jiangxi
Approximate Results for 宜
便宜 biàn yí convenient
便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / small advantages / to let sb off lightly
不宜 bù yí not suitable / inadvisable / inappropriate
事宜 shì yí matters / arrangements
适宜 shì yí suitable / appropriate
相宜 xiāng yí to be suitable or appropriate
得宜 dé yí proper / appropriate / suitable
时宜 shí yí contemporary expectations
合宜 hé yí appropriate
权宜 quán yí expedient
机宜 jī yí guidelines / what to do (under given circumstances)
分宜 Fēn yí Fenyi county in Xinyu 新餘|新余[Xin1 yu2], Jiangxi
失宜 shī yí inappropriate / improper
信宜 Xìn yí Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
允宜 yǔn yí appropriate / apt
樟宜 Zhāng yí Changi, area in the east of Singapore, where Singapore Changi Airport is located
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占便宜 zhàn pián yi advantageous / favorable / to benefit at others' expense / to take unfair advantage
便宜货 pián yi huò a bargain / cheap goods
分宜县 Fēn yí xiàn Fenyi county in Xinyu 新餘|新余[Xin1 yu2], Jiangxi
合时宜 hé shí yí in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
讨便宜 tǎo pián yi to look for a bargain / to seek advantage / to try to gain at expense of others
信宜市 Xìn yí shì Xinyi, county-level city in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
樟宜湾 zhāng yí wān Changi
因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
权宜之计 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift stratagem / interim step
少儿不宜 shào ér bù yí not suitable for children
不合时宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion
事不宜迟 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose
老少皆宜 lǎo shào jiē yí suitable for both the young and the old
面授机宜 miàn shòu jī yí to give direct instructions on the way to deal with a matter / to brief personally (idiom)
便宜行事 biàn yí xíng shì act at one's discretion / act as one sees fit
不入时宜 bù rù shí yí out of step with current thinking / outmoded / inappropriate for the occasion
权宜之策 quán yí zhī cè stratagem of convenience (idiom) / stop-gap measure / makeshift plan / interim step
因时制宜 yīn shí zhì yí (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
坐失机宜 zuò shī jī yí to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance
环境适宜  environmental amenities
合于时宜 hé yú shí yí in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
老少咸宜 lǎo shào xián yí suitable for young and old
权宜婚姻 quán yí hūn yīn marriage
人位相宜 rén wèi xiāng yí to be the right person for the job (idiom)
文化适宜 wén huà shì yí culturally appropriate
因地制宜的  indigenous
得便宜卖乖 dé pián yi mài guāi to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise / to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
环境适宜性 huán jìng shì yí xìng environmental soundness
气候适宜期 qì hòu shì yí qī optimum / climatic optimum
文化上合宜的  culturally appropriate
樟宜海军基地 zhāng yí hǎi jūn jī dì Changi
布宜诺斯艾利斯 Bù yí nuò sī Aì lì sī Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina
冤家宜解不宜结 yuān jiā yí jiě bù yí jié It is better to squash enmity rather than keeping it alive (proverb)
布宜诺斯艾利斯宣言 bù yí nuò sī yì lì sī xuān yán Buenos Aires Declaration
布宜诺斯艾利斯议定书  Protocol of Buenos Aires
工作人员事宜协商小组 gōng zuò rén yuán shì yí xié shāng xiǎo zǔ Consultative Group on Staff Matters
布宜诺斯艾利斯行动计划  Buenos Aires Action Plan
全球电信发展布宜诺斯艾利斯行动计划  Buenos Aires Action Plan for Global Telecommunications Development
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