伊
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yī · he she

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Shape and proportion

6Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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亻Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 伊

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Example sentences

Notice where 伊 sits in each complete thought.

Tā kàn qǐ lái xiàng yí jù mù nǎi yī.他看起來像一具木乃伊。

He looked like a mummy.

Source: Tatoeba #13533666 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mù nǎi yī zàiháng zǒu.木乃伊在行走。

The mummy is walking.

Source: Tatoeba #13533658 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiàn le luó yī, tā jiào wǒ bǎ zhège zhuǎn jiāo gěi nǐ.我见了罗伊,他叫我把这个转交给你。

I saw Roy and he asked me to pass this along to you.

Source: Tatoeba #4649885 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì nǚ rén. wǒ jiào yī wá.我是女人。我叫伊娃。

I am a woman. My name is Eva.

Source: Tatoeba #13994183 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ, yī téng xiān shēng.我也很高兴见到你,伊藤先生。

I'm glad to meet you, too, Mr Ito.

Source: Tatoeba #1360008 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de míng zì jiào yī wá.我的名字叫伊娃。

My name is Eva.

Source: Tatoeba #13994156 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 伊 in context

  1. Say yī, then recall the core meaning: he she.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 伊面 (yī miàn), meaning “yi mein”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 伊 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.