乙
HSK 5freq #7820
Meanings
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- 1.second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
- 2.second in order
- 3.letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- 4.second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yǐ fāng], as opposed to 甲方[jiǎ fāng])
- 5.ethyl
- 6.bent
- 7.winding
- 8.radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
- 9.ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
- 1.turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhé]
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Wiktionary
- 1.The second of the ten heavenly stems (天干 (tiāngān))
- 2.second; 2; B; II; beta (used for unnamed people or objects, to enumerate headings in a list, for grades, etc.)
- 3.eth-; ethyl
- 4.one
- 5.a surname
- 6.(Classifier: 隻／只 c)
- 7.thank you for the hard work in (doing something)
- 8.Kunqu gongche notation for the note ti (7).
- 9.Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
- 10.only used in 山雞乙／山鸡乙 (a place in Hong Kong)
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Etymology
Pictogram (象形). Origin obscure. * Shuowen interprets it as a plant struggling to sprout. * Ancient texts associate the shape with a fish's intestine (Erya) or gill bone (Liji). * Some modern scholars suggest it represents a water flow. The character should not be confused with 𠃉 > 鳦.
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Stroke order
Components
乙㇠
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜。
One man's meat is another man's poison.
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Related words
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