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Meanings2 pronunciations
yǐ
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān
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 yǐ fāng, as opposed to 甲方 jiǎ fāng)
ethyl
bent
winding
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
zhé
turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折 zhé
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Words with 乙 117 total
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān甲乙jiǎ yǐto edit (a text); to revise (a manuscript)涂乙tú yǐJapanese encephalitis (abbr. for yǐ xíng nǎo yán)乙脑yǐ nǎosecond year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045乙丑yǐ chǒutwelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055乙亥yǐ hàififty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035乙卯yǐ mǎotype B · type II · beta-乙型yǐ xíngethyl group (chemistry)乙基yǐ jī(slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)乙女yǐ nu:3forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025乙巳yǐ sìparty B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方 jiǎ fāng, party A)乙方yǐ fāngthirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015乙未yǐ wèitype B influenza (abbr. for 乙型流感 yǐ xíng liú gǎn)乙流yǐ liúacetylene · ethyne C2H2乙炔yǐ quēethylene乙烯yǐ xīethane (C2H6)乙烷yǐ wántype B; category B; second class or grade; beta-乙种yǐ zhǒnghepatitis B乙肝yǐ gānotome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests乙游yǐ yóutwenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065乙酉yǐ yǒuacetyl (chemistry)乙酰yǐ xiānacetic acid (CH3COOH) · ethanoic acid乙酸yǐ suānethanol; ethyl alcohol乙醇yǐ chúnether · diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5乙醚yǐ mí
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