Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

final part.

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 矣 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

  • 往事已矣wǎng shì yǐ yǐthe past is dead (idiom)
  • 命不久矣mìng bù jiǔ yǐat death's door

Example Sentence

古文中常用“矣”字来表示句子结束。Gǔ wén zhōng cháng yòng “yǐ” zì lái biǎo shì jù zi jié shù.In classical Chinese, the character yi is often used to mark the end of a sentence.

古文Gǔ wénold language中常zhōng chángordinaryyòngto use“yǐ”final part.letterláito come表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express句子jù zisentence结束jié shùtermination