乙
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
- second of the ten Heavenly Stems 干
- second in order
- letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- second party (in legal contract, usually 方, as opposed to 方)
- ethyl
- bent
- winding
- radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
zhé zhe2
- turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折
Words with 乙
- 乙方 yǐfāng party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方 (jiǎ fāng), party A)
- 乙基 yǐjī ethyl group (chemistry)
- 乙女 yǐnǚ (slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)
- 乙酸 yǐsuān acetic acid (CH3COOH)
- 乙游 yǐyóu otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女游戏 (yǐ nu : 3 yóu xì))
- 乙脑 yǐnǎo Japanese encephalitis (abbr. for 乙型脑炎 (yǐ xíng nǎo yán))
- 甲乙 jiǎyǐ first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān)
- 乙型 yǐxíng type B
- 乙种 yǐzhǒng type B; category B; second class or grade; beta-
- 乙未 yǐwèi thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
- 乙醇 yǐchún ethanol; ethyl alcohol
- 涂乙 túyǐ to edit (a text); to revise (a manuscript)