Chinese Word: 挹 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挹

Pinyin: yì

English Definition: to ladle out; to dip; to pour out

Chinese Definition:
①舀，把液体盛出来：挹取。挹彼注兹。挹注(喻从有余的地方取出来，以补不足)。
②拉。
③古同“抑”，抑制，谦退。
④古同“揖”，作揖。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:邑 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 邑 [ yì ] area, district, city, state

Similar Characters: 悒

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Example Words

挹注	yì zhù	to shift resources into areas of need; to inject funds; to balance resources
㧑挹	huī yì	to be extremely modest and polite
奖挹	jiǎng yì	to reward and promote
挹彼注此	yì bǐ zhù cǐ	to make up the deficiency of one by drawing upon the surplus of another (idiom)
俾资挹注	bǐ zī yì zhù	to help make both ends meet (idiom)

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Example Sentences

1		yòu 佑 yì 挹 yí cì 一次 tiān xià 天下 chú 除 yè zhàn 夜战 de 的 tuì wǔ 退伍 jiǎ shì 甲士 men 们 zhǔ bàn 主办 cǐ cì 此次 huái niàn 怀念 diǎn lǐ 典礼， nà 那 lìng 令 wǒ 我 yě 也 fēi cháng 非常 ào màn 傲慢。 I'm also proud that the veterans of World War I are sponsoring this observance.
2		dōng yí 东夷 zài 在 qín hàn 秦汉 shí dài 时代 zhǔ yào 主要 zhǐ 指 fū 夫 yú 余、 yì 挹 lèi 类、 cháo xiǎn 朝鲜、 gāo 高 jù 句 lí 骊、 wò 沃 jǔ 沮、 huì 濊、 sān hán 三韩 děng 等 bù zú 部族 huò 或 zhèng quán 政权。 Eastern Yi in Qin and Han dynasties mainly refers to those tribes or states in Northeast Asia, such as Puyo, Yilou, Chosen, Koguryo, Okcho, Hui and Samhan.
3		hòu hàn 后汉 mò 末 zhōng yuán 中原 shì li 势力 jìn rù 进入 dōng běi 东北 de 的 jié guǒ 结果， dǎo zhì 导致 fā xiàn 发现 le 了 shǐ yòng 使用 “ hù 楛 shǐ shí 矢石 nǔ 砮 ” de 的 yì 挹 lóu 娄， cóng ér 从而 shì 视 qí 其 wèi 为 sù shèn 肃慎。 In the end of Later Han Dynasty, after entering the northeast area the Central Plains force found the Yilou Tribe with Hushishinu(Hu arrow and stone bow) and regarded them as Sunshen.
4		rú guǒ 如果 yíng jiē 迎接 jīn wū 金乌 yù tù 玉兔 shí 时 mò bù 莫不 chōng mǎn 充满 xǐ yuè 喜悦， rú guǒ 如果 shēng huó 生活 qīng fēn 清芬 kě 可 yì 挹， yóu rú 犹如 huā cǎo 花草 fāng fēi 芳菲， rú guǒ 如果 shēng mìng 生命 gèng 更 yǒu 有 tán xìng 弹性， gèng jiā 更加 càn làn 灿烂 bù xiǔ 不朽 zhè 这 biàn shì 便是 nǐ 你 de 的 chéng gōng 成功。 If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal - that is your success.

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1		yòu 佑 yì 挹 yí cì 一次 tiān xià 天下 chú 除 yè zhàn 夜战 de 的 tuì wǔ 退伍 jiǎ shì 甲士 men 们 zhǔ bàn 主办 cǐ cì 此次 huái niàn 怀念 diǎn lǐ 典礼， nà 那 lìng 令 wǒ 我 yě 也 fēi cháng 非常 ào màn 傲慢。 I'm also proud that the veterans of World War I are sponsoring this observance.
2		dōng yí 东夷 zài 在 qín hàn 秦汉 shí dài 时代 zhǔ yào 主要 zhǐ 指 fū 夫 yú 余、 yì 挹 lèi 类、 cháo xiǎn 朝鲜、 gāo 高 jù 句 lí 骊、 wò 沃 jǔ 沮、 huì 濊、 sān hán 三韩 děng 等 bù zú 部族 huò 或 zhèng quán 政权。 Eastern Yi in Qin and Han dynasties mainly refers to those tribes or states in Northeast Asia, such as Puyo, Yilou, Chosen, Koguryo, Okcho, Hui and Samhan.
3		hòu hàn 后汉 mò 末 zhōng yuán 中原 shì li 势力 jìn rù 进入 dōng běi 东北 de 的 jié guǒ 结果， dǎo zhì 导致 fā xiàn 发现 le 了 shǐ yòng 使用 “ hù 楛 shǐ shí 矢石 nǔ 砮 ” de 的 yì 挹 lóu 娄， cóng ér 从而 shì 视 qí 其 wèi 为 sù shèn 肃慎。 In the end of Later Han Dynasty, after entering the northeast area the Central Plains force found the Yilou Tribe with Hushishinu(Hu arrow and stone bow) and regarded them as Sunshen.
4		rú guǒ 如果 yíng jiē 迎接 jīn wū 金乌 yù tù 玉兔 shí 时 mò bù 莫不 chōng mǎn 充满 xǐ yuè 喜悦， rú guǒ 如果 shēng huó 生活 qīng fēn 清芬 kě 可 yì 挹， yóu rú 犹如 huā cǎo 花草 fāng fēi 芳菲， rú guǒ 如果 shēng mìng 生命 gèng 更 yǒu 有 tán xìng 弹性， gèng jiā 更加 càn làn 灿烂 bù xiǔ 不朽 zhè 这 biàn shì 便是 nǐ 你 de 的 chéng gōng 成功。 If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal - that is your success.

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