乙 (jyut3 jyut6 | yi3) : second; B

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乙

jyut3 jyut6

yi3

[1] second, "2" or "B" item
[2] second of the ten heavenly stems
[3] one unit (as literary variant of "一")

Jyutping jyut3 is standard reading; jyut6 is variant.

Stroke count: 1

Level: 1

Radical: 乙 (#5)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

乙

This word has been viewed 10465 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Sep 2013 14:32

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乙醇 jyut3 seon4 yi3 chun2 = ethyl alcohol; ethanol; also 酒精

乙太 jyut3 taai3 yi3 tai4 = ether

乙太網路 jyut3 taai3 mong5 lou6 yi3 tai4 wang3 lu4 = Ethernet

聚苯乙烯 zeoi6 bun2 jyut3 /jyut6 hei1 ju4 ben3 yi3 xi1 = polystyrene

乙等 jyut3 dang2 = Grade B, second grade

乙部 jyut3 bou6 = Part B

乙隊 jyut3 deoi6*2 = team B

乙組 jyut3 zou2 = minor league

二甲基苯乙基胺 ji6 gaap3 gei1 bun2 jyut3 gei1 on1 = pentermine

乙酸 jyut3 syun1 yi3 suan1 = acetic acid (CH3COOH); ethanoic acid
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甲乙丙丁
A, B, C and D

內附表格乙份
Enclosed herewith one copy of the form

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Decimal representation of this word: 乙
Unicode code for this character: U+4e59 (off-site link)

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