屹

yì
verb #88,003

Meanings

  1. 1 to stand firm
  2. 2 to tower (like a mountain)

Examples

HSK 6
Zhōngguó yìlì yú shìjiè mínzú zhī lín.
China stands firm among the nations of the world.
HSK 7-9
Lìjīng fēngyǔ, lǎo sōng réng yìrán lì zài yá shàng.
Through wind and rain the old pine still stands unshaken on the cliff.

Tips

usage
屹 evokes something standing tall and immovable like a mountain. The everyday words are 屹立 (to stand towering and firm) and 屹然 (steadfast, unshaken), often used figuratively for a nation or a person's resolve.

Components

radical
山 shān
mountain
The mountain radical, picturing peaks. It is the meaning core: 屹 pictures a mountain rising steep and unshakable, the source of its 'stand firm' sense.
phonetic
乞 qǐ
to beg
Supplies the sound, qǐ shifting to yì. Its 'beg' meaning plays no role here; it works purely as the phonetic part of the character.

Stroke Order

屹 yì