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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 夷

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
夷 yí - non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
- barbarians
- to wipe out
- to exterminate
- to tear down
- to raze

List Ranking for: 夷

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 23,118 12,352 17,623

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿻ 大 弓

Radical:

大

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A man 大 armed with a bow 弓

Other Words Containing 夷

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
夏威夷 - - 3,758 17,005 11,562
夷为平地 - - 16,410 42,354 61,429
匪夷所思 - - 17,906 22,176 18,987
夷 - - 23,118 12,352 17,623
化险为夷 - 7 27,455 43,727 45,095
烧夷弹 - - 29,425 - -
鄙夷 - - 44,747 31,142 23,430