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乂

yì

mow grass

Pictograph of a shears-like tool for cutting grass.

Evolution

乂 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
乂 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
乂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
乂 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
乂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

乂  

yì

govern, control, manage; nurture; to regulate; to govern; to control; to mow

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

艾 刈

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*ŋa[t]-s

ngjojH

yì

mow, cut (v.)

*ŋa[t]-s

ngjojH

yì

mow; regulate


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

2

Unicode

U+4E42

Shuowen

“乂，芟艸也。从丿，从乁相交。刈，乂或从刀。”


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