Dong Chinese dictionary

yǐ, zhé

second

Depicts a stream of water.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

乙

yǐ

second; 2nd heavenly stem; second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shítiāngān]; second in order; letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yǐfāng], as opposed to 甲方[jiǎfāng]); ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); ancient Chinese compass point: 105°

乙

zhé

turning stroke (in Chinese characters); see also 折[zhé]

Most common words with 乙