异

異

yì

巳 + 廾

Definitions

yì (adjective) different; other

yì (adjective) unusual; strange

yì (verb) to distinguish; to separate

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 廾 represents the meaning and 已 represents the sound. Simplified form of 異. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

About

The modern character 异 is the simplified form of 異. It combines 已 (yǐ) as a sound component with 廾 (two hands) to evoke the original meaning "to carry on the head", a sense now written as 戴. The contemporary meaning "different" or "strange" results from a phonetic loan.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我们来自异地。

Wǒmen lái zì yìdì.

We come from different places.

他的行为很异常。

Tā de xíngwéi hěn yìcháng.

His behavior is very abnormal.

两国文化有差异。

Liǎng guó wénhuà yǒu chāyì.

The two countries have cultural differences.

我对这个决定有异议。

Wǒ duì zhège juédìng yǒu yìyì.

I have an objection to this decision.

异国的风景很美。

Yìguó de fēngjǐng hěn měi.

The scenery in foreign countries is beautiful.

这种异样的感觉让我不安。

Zhè zhǒng yìyàng de gǎnjué ràng wǒ bù'ān.

This unusual feeling makes me uneasy.

在异地他乡，我常常思念家人。

Zài yìdì tāxiāng, wǒ chángcháng sīniàn jiārén.

In a foreign land, I often miss my family.

科学家发现了异乎寻常的现象。

Kēxuéjiā fāxiànle yìhūxúncháng de xiànxiàng.

Scientists discovered extraordinary phenomena.

Related Characters

Component: 巳

Component: 廾

Example Words