姨
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yí · aunt, mother's sister

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #11475
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 姨

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yíWords pronounced yí
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Example sentences

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Shàng gè xīng qī wǒ men zài wǒ ā yí de jiā.上个星期我们在我阿姨的家。

We were at my aunt's last week.

Source: Tatoeba #9489479 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de dà yí mā lái le.她的大姨媽來了。

She's on the rag.

Source: Tatoeba #13968298 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yǒu zhī xiǎo niǎo lā le pào shǐ zài wǒ ā yí de chē shàng.有只小鸟拉了泡屎在我阿姨的车上。

A bird shat on my aunt's car.

Source: Tatoeba #8591276 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de ā yí yīn fèi ái qù shì le.我的阿姨因肺癌去世了。

My aunt died of lung cancer.

Source: Tatoeba #13893804 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā dāi zài tā ā yí jiā.他呆在他阿姨家。

He stayed at his aunt's house.

Source: Tatoeba #336447 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hé wǒ ā yí yǒu zhǒng tè bié de qíng yì.我和我阿姨有種特別的情誼。

I have a special relationship with my aunt.

Source: Tatoeba #1227082 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 姨 in context

  1. Say yí, then recall the core meaning: aunt, mother's sister.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 阿姨 (ā yí), meaning “maternal aunt”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 姨 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.