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乙
yǐ
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yǐ · jyut3 (Jyutping)
- 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°
zhé · jyut3 (Jyutping)
- turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]
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Character breakdown
乙
- Meaning
- second; 2nd heavenly stem
- Radical
- 乙
- Strokes
- 1
- Components
- ？
- Cangjie
- NU
- Four-corner
- 1771.0
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