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The character 伊 combines the person radical 亻 with the component 尹, which is linked to the concept of governing. Etymologically, this structure initially suggested a person of authority, but in classical Chinese the character was chiefly employed as a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'. It subsequently evolved to serve as a third-person pronoun in literary contexts, particularly for referring to women, while also being a consistent element in surnames and place names.
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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。