沂

yí

斤 + 氵

Definitions

Yí (noun) Yi River (in Shandong province)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 斤 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 斤

About

The character 沂 is a phonosemantic compound. Its left component, the water radical 氵, indicates a river or waterway, and the right component 斤 provides the sound yí. It directly names the Yi River, a waterway flowing through Shandong province, China. Beyond this river, the character is also used in local place names and personal names tied to the Yi River region.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我家住在沂河边。

Wǒ jiā zhù zài Yí Hé biān.

My home is by the Yi River.

沂河的风景非常美丽。

Yí Hé de fēngjǐng fēicháng měilì.

The scenery along the Yi River is very beautiful.

临沂是山东省的一个城市。

Línyí shì Shāndōng Shěng de yí gè chéngshì.

Linyi is a city in Shandong Province.

历史上沂蒙山区很有名。

Lìshǐ shàng Yíméng Shānqū hěn yǒumíng.

The Yimeng mountainous area is famous in history.

我们计划去沂蒙山区旅游。

Wǒmen jìhuà qù Yíméng Shānqū lǚyóu.

We plan to travel to the Yimeng mountainous area.

沂水县的经济发展得很快。

Yíshuǐ Xiàn de jīngjì fāzhǎn dé hěn kuài.

The economy of Yishui County is developing rapidly.

这条公路连接了临沂和沂源。

Zhè tiáo gōnglù liánjiē le Línyí hé Yíyuán.

This highway connects Linyi and Yiyuan.

沂河流域的文化底蕴很深厚。

Yí Hé liúyù de wénhuà dǐyùn hěn shēnhòu.

The cultural heritage of the Yi River basin is very profound.

Related Characters

Component: 斤

Component: 氵

沂