Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

he; she; (surname); Iraq (abbrev.)

Chinese: 姓氏。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 伊 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 伊人yī rén(literary) that person (usually female); she; one's intended
  • 伊面yī miànyi mein (or yee mee or yee-fu noodles etc), a variety of Cantonese egg noodle
  • 伊始yī shǐoutset; beginning
  • 伊府面yī fǔ miànsee 伊面
  • 伊于胡底yī yú hú dǐwhere will it stop?

Example Sentence

伊朗是一个古老的国家。Yī lǎng shì yí ge gǔ lǎo de guó jiā.Iran is an ancient country.

伊朗Yī lǎngIranshìis一个yí gea古老gǔ lǎoancientdeof国家guó jiācountry