懂中文 Dong Chinese

咦

yí

exclamation of surprise

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 夷 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

夷 sound component

夷  Sound component

yí

  

ancient barbarian tribes

Evolution

咦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
咦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

咦  

yí

exclamation of surprise; expression of surprise