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祎

禕
yī
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 fine; excellent; precious (chiefly used in given names)

Examples

HSK 4
他们给女儿取名王祎，希望她一生幸福美好。
Tāmen gěi nǚ'ér qǔmíng Wáng Yī, xīwàng tā yìshēng xìngfú měihǎo.
They named their daughter Wang Yi, hoping her whole life would be happy and good.
HSK 7-9
费祎是蜀汉有名的丞相。
Fèi yī shì Shǔhàn yǒumíng de chéngxiàng.
Fei Yi was a famous chancellor of Shu Han.

Tips

history
Means 'fine and admirable' and is mostly chosen for personal names. The Shu Han statesman 费祎 was one of the able officials who held the state together after Zhuge Liang.

Components

radical
礻 shì
ritual; worship; spirit
The altar radical on the left, the side form of 示. It associates 祎 with auspicious, blessed and fine things.
phonetic
韦 wéi
tanned leather
Supplies the sound on the right. Standalone 韦 is wéi, drifted to yī here. The same phonetic appears in 炜 and 纬.

Stroke Order

祎 yī