易
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yì · to change

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

日Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 易

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yìWords pronounced yì
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Example sentences

Notice where 易 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè bú shì gè róng yì de sài pǎo.这不是个容易的赛跑。

It wasn't an easy race.

Source: Tatoeba #9432374 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì yì bǐ bú cuò de jiāo yì.这是一笔不错的交易。

It's a good deal.

Source: Tatoeba #1776568 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù néng ràng tāng mǔ zhè me qīng yì shā le wǒ.我不能让汤姆这么轻易杀了我。

I can't just let Tom kill me.

Source: Tatoeba #9961675 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè liǎng gè guó jiā yǒu qiáng dà de mào yì guān xì.这两个国家有强大的贸易关系。

The two nations have strong trade ties.

Source: Tatoeba #2581548 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de shī bài shì xiǎn ér yì jiàn de.他的失败是显而易见的。

His failure is obvious.

Source: Tatoeba #8715015 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gěi róng yì shàngdàng shòu piàn de rén de.它是给容易上当受骗的人的。

That's for suckers.

Source: Tatoeba #9972816 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 易 in context

  1. Say yì, then recall the core meaning: to change.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 容易 (róng yì), meaning “easy”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 易 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.