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 lǎngIran是shìis一个yí gea古老gǔ lǎoancient的deof国家guó jiācountry。