yì

literary

Meaning of

邑 means city; town; county; administrative division. Pronounced y ì.

  • city; town
  • county; administrative division

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

dài
de
chéng
dōu
yǒu
chéng
qiáng
huán
rào
 
 

Ancient towns were mostly surrounded by city walls.

Shàng
hǎi
shì
tōng
 

Shanghai is a great metropolis.

zhù
zài
piān
yuǎn
de
shān
jiān
xiǎo
 

He lives in a remote small mountain town.

Zhè
bǎo
liú
zhe
duō
chuán
tǒng
de
jiàn
zhù
 

This ancient town retains many traditional buildings.

Bǎi
xìng
men
fēn
fēn
yǒng
fán
huá
de
xún
qiú
shēng
 

Common people poured into the prosperous cities one after another to seek a livelihood.