伊 (ji1 | yi1) : he; she

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伊

ji1

yi1

[1] he; she [2] a Chinese family name [3] [LL] that [4] what; who

Stroke count: 6

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

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

伊

This word has been viewed 11608 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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伊館 ji1 gun2 yi1 guan3 = Queen Elizabeth Stadium (伊利沙伯體育館)

伊拉克 ji1 laai1 hak1 yi1 la1 ke4 = Iraq

伊朗 ji1 long5 yi1 lang3 = Iran

伊斯蘭教 ji1 si1 laan4 gaau3 yi1 si1 lan2 jiao4 = Islam; Muslim

伊斯蘭 ji1 si1 laan4 yi1 si1 lan2 = Islam, Islamic; Muslim; Mohammedan

伊麵 ji1 min6 = e-fu noodles

捉伊人 zuk1 ji1 jan4*1 = hide and seek; [國]捉迷藏粵

木乃伊 muk6 naai5 ji1 mu4 nai3 yi1 = mummy (preserved corpse)

伏伊人 buk6 ji1 jan4*1 = the "hider" for hide and seek 粵

伊斯蘭領袖 ji1 si1 laan4 ling5 zau6 = mullahs
See all 60 compounds (CantoDict reports 65 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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請問伊枝筆幾錢？粵
How much is this pen?
[a polite way of asking]

伊個係蘋果。粵
This is an apple

伊個唔係蘋果。粵
This is not an apple

請問喺伊到可以搭咩車去科大？粵
Excuse me, do you know what public transport can take me to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (from here)?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 伊
Unicode code for this character: U+4F0A (off-site link)

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