已
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yǐ · already

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #303
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Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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3Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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己Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 已

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yǐWords pronounced yǐ
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Example sentences

Notice where 已 sits in each complete thought.

Yǒu le wǒ, wǒ men yǐ jīng duō yí gè rén le.有了我,我们已经多一个人了。

And with me, we are yet one more.

Source: Tatoeba #503267 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jǐn shì nǐ de xiǎng xiàng ér yǐ.这仅是你的想像而已。

It is just your imagination.

Source: Tatoeba #831654 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ jīng bú zài zuò zhège le.我已经不再做这个了。

I don't do it anymore.

Source: Tatoeba #7773204 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhī qián yǐ jīng lái guò zhè lǐ le.我之前已经来过这里了。

I've already come here before.

Source: Tatoeba #439620 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ jīng bú ài tā le.我已经不爱他了。

I do not love him any longer.

Source: Tatoeba #7772514 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǐ jīng hǎo jiǔ méi yǒu kàn dào tā le.我已经好久没有看到她了。

I haven't seen her for a long time.

Source: Tatoeba #451798 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 已 in context

  1. Say yǐ, then recall the core meaning: already.
  2. Write all 3 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 已经 (yǐ jīng), meaning “already”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 已 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.