= y + Ø1
surname Yi / abbr. for 伊拉克[Yi1 la1 ke4], Iraq / abbr. for 伊朗[Yi1 lang3], Iran
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= y + Ø1
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / that (preceding a noun)
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How to pronounce 伊

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

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伊 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
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yǐn = y + (e)n3
to administer / to oversee / to run / magistrate (old)
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Characters with 伊 as component

= y + Ø1
(onom.) to squeak
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= y + Ø1
variant of 咿[yi1]
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= y + Ø1
old name of a river in Henan, now written 伊河
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Words with 伊

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ancient city of Troy
Ivan (Russian name)

Sentences with 伊

伊 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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