夷
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
yí yi2
- non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
- barbarians
- to wipe out
- to exterminate
- to tear down
- to raze
Example sentences
- Why do you like Hawaii?
- I am going to Hawaii next year.
HSK words with 夷
More words with 夷
- 夷平 yípíng to level; to raze to the ground
- 色夷 sèyí smiling genially
- 夷然 yírán calm
- 陵夷 língyí to deteriorate
- 逆夷 nìyí invaders (insulting term)
- 夷灭 yímiè to massacre
- 夷犹 yíyóu to hesitate
- 凌夷 língyí to deteriorate
- 夷旷 yíkuàng expansive
- 攘夷 rǎngyí to repel the barbarians
- 鄙夷 bǐyí to despise; to look down on; to feel contempt for