轶 (yì): to surpass; to excel

Meanings

1 to surpass; to excel
2 lost; scattered (of writings)

Characters

轶

yì

to surpass; lost (of writings)

Examples

HSK 7-9

传记里记了几则大师的轶事。

Zhuànjì lǐ jì le jǐ zé dàshī de yìshì.

The biography records several anecdotes about the master.

HSK 7-9

他的才华超轶同辈。

Tā de cáihuá chāoyì tóngbèi.

His talent surpassed that of his contemporaries.

Tips

usage

Most common in 轶事 (anecdote; an untold or 'lost' story about someone) and 轶闻 (little-known tale). The 'surpass' sense, as in 超轶, is literary.

Components

radical

车 chē

cart; vehicle

The cart radical recalls the original image of one chariot overtaking another from behind, the source of the 'surpass' meaning.

phonetic

失 shī

to lose

Carries the sound: 失 shifts to yì here. Its meaning 'to lose' also chimes with the 'lost / scattered writings' sense of the character.

Stroke Order

轶 yì

Related Words

轶事 yìshì #18,458

anecdote / interesting story about a famous person

胜过 shèngguò #5,553

to surpass / to be better than / to excel

七零八落 qīlíng-bāluò #45,957

scattered and broken / in pieces; in disarray / (of things or people) scattered everywhere

超越 chāoyuè HSK 5 #4,474

to surpass; to exceed; to transcend / to go beyond

迷失 míshī HSK 7-9 #4,192

to lose (one's way) / to get lost / to lose sight of

迷路 mílù HSK 7-9 #3,430

to get lost / to lose one's way

滚开 gǔnkāi #2,367

get lost! / scram! / go away!

胜 shèng HSK 3 #2,121

to win; to defeat / victory / to surpass; to be superior to

擅长 shàncháng HSK 7-9 #2,088

to be good at / to be skilled in / to excel at

超出 chāochū HSK 6 #5,759

to exceed; to surpass; to go beyond