疫
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yì · epidemic, plague, pestilence

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9Total strokes

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Upper-left enclosureCharacter structure

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疒Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 疫

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yìWords pronounced yì
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Example sentences

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Xiàn jīn měi gè rén dōu duì tiān huā miǎn yì le.現今每個人都對天花免疫了。

Everybody is immune to smallpox nowadays.

Source: Tatoeba #793345 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chéng qiān shàng wàn de rén sǐ yú wēn yì.成千上万的人死于瘟疫。

Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

Source: Tatoeba #1691794 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiēzhòng le liú gǎn yì miáo.我接种了流感疫苗。

I was vaccinated against the flu.

Source: Tatoeba #785831 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dōu shì yì qíng nào de.都是疫情闹的。

It's all due to the pandemic.

Source: Tatoeba #9695382 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xū yào jiē zhǒng liú gǎn yì miáo.我不需要接種流感疫苗。

I don't need a flu shot.

Source: Tatoeba #10335143 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ méi yǒu jiēzhòng guò guān zhuàng bìng dú yì miáo.我没有接种过冠状病毒疫苗。

I haven't had the vaccine for Coronavirus.

Source: Tatoeba #13922068 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 疫 in context

  1. Say yì, then recall the core meaning: epidemic, plague, pestilence.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the upper-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 免疫 (miǎn yì), meaning “immunity”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 疫 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.