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伊 is a phonosemantic compound: the human radical 亻 signals a connection to people or personal pronouns, while 尹 supplies the pronunciation. Originally it served as a third-person pronoun (he or she) in classical literature and some regional dialects. In modern Chinese, its primary function is phonetic transcription of foreign names and places, notably in Iran (伊朗) and Iraq (伊拉克).
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伊拉克有丰富的石油。
伊朗的首都是德黑兰。
伊斯兰教起源于阿拉伯半岛。
伊甸园在圣经中被描述。
伊丽莎白女王访问了加拿大。
新年伊始，我们制定了新计划。
伊拉克战争爆发于二零零三年。
在伊斯兰教法中，有一些特殊规定。
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