Meaning
"B" (in a sequence of examples involving "A"; "B"; "C"; etc.); 2nd heavenly stem; 2nd in order
Chinese: 天干第二位，也指次等。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 乙 is the 3rd 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
- 乙种yǐ zhǒngtype B; category B; second class or grade; beta-
- 乙方yǐ fāngparty B (in a contract)
- 乙女yǐ nǚ(slang) maiden; young lady
- 乙基yǐ jīethyl group (chemistry)
- 乙未yǐ wèithirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
Example Sentence
在表格里，甲排在第一，乙排在第二。Zài biǎo gé lǐ, jiǎ pái zài dì yī, yǐ pái zài dì èr.In the table, jia is first and yi is second.
在Zàiat表格biǎo géform里lǐinside，甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly 排páito arrange in order在zàiat第一dì yīfirst，乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly排páito arrange in order在zàiat第二dì èrsecond。