翌

yì

Rank #3708

Definitions

yì bright; tomorrow

Etymology

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The character "翌", primarily used to denote "next" or "following" in temporal contexts such as "翌日", has an etymology and structure that point to its historical development from the related character "翊", with both sharing the components "羽" meaning feathers and "立" meaning to stand. While "翊" originally conveyed ideas of flying or assisting, "翌" early on specialized to express succession, likely drawing from the imagery of feathers arranged in sequence or poised for onward movement. Over centuries, its meaning solidified strictly around indicating immediate succession in time, without broadening or straying from this core sense, and its structural composition has remained unchanged, reflecting a stable evolution in written Chinese.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我们决定翌日出发。

Wǒmen juédìng yìrì chūfā.

We decided to depart the next day.

他翌年去了北京。

Tā yìnián qùle Běijīng.

He went to Beijing the next year.

会议将在翌日上午举行。

Huìyì jiāng zài yìrì shàngwǔ jǔxíng.

The meeting will be held on the morning of the next day.

她翌晨早早起床。

Tā yìchén zǎo zǎo qǐchuáng.

She woke up early the next morning.

公司计划在翌年扩大业务。

Gōngsī jìhuà zài yìnián kuòdà yèwù.

The company plans to expand its business the next year.

如果下雨，活动将推迟到翌日。

Rúguǒ xià yǔ, huódòng jiāng tuīchí dào yìrì.

If it rains, the event will be postponed to the next day.

翌晚，他们举行了庆祝派对。

Yì wǎn, tāmen jǔxíngle qìngzhù pàiduì.

The next evening, they held a celebration party.

鉴于天气恶劣，组委会决定将比赛延至翌日进行。

Jiànyú tiānqì èliè, zǔwěihuì juédìng jiāng bǐsài yán zhì yìrì jìnxíng.

Due to the bad weather, the organizing committee decided to postpone the match to the next day.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 立

Component: 羽

Components

立羽

翌