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Meaning of 夷

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Pinyin:
English Definition: non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze
Chinese Definition:
①中国古代称东部的民族:东夷。九夷(古时称东夷有九种)。
②中国旧时指外国或外国的:华夷杂处。
③平,平坦,平安:化险为夷。
④弄平:夷为平地。
⑤消灭:夷灭。族夷(诛杀犯罪者家族)。
⑥等辈:“诸将皆陛下故等夷”。
⑦古代的锄类工具。
⑧古同“怡”,喜悦。
⑨古同“痍”,创伤。
⑩姓氏。
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Total strokes: 6; Radical:
Ideographic: A man armed with a bow
Character Formation:
  • Overlaid
    • [ ] big, great, vast, high, deep
    • [ gōng ] bow; curved, arched
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Example Words
鄙夷 to despise; to look down upon; despicable
化险为夷 huà xiǎn wéi to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
匪夷所思 fěi suǒ unimaginable; outrageous; freakish
夷灭 miè to massacre; to die out
夷陵 líng Yiling (barbarian mound), historical place name in Yichang county 宜昌县 Hubei, first mentioned in history (after its destruction by Qin) as burial place of the former Chu kings; Yiling district of Yichang city 宜昌市 , Hubei
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