已 (yǐ)

Already

How 已 is written

Strokes
3
Traditional
已
Simplified
已 (unchanged)

Common words using 已

已經 yǐjīng
already
而已 éryǐ
that's all; nothing more
不已 bùyǐ
endlessly; incessantly
不得已 bùdéyǐ
to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to
久已 jiǔyǐ
long ago; a long time since
已婚 yǐhūn
married
已往 yǐwǎng
the past
已故 yǐgù
the late; deceased
已然 yǐrán
to be already so
已知 yǐzhī
known (to science)
業已 yèyǐ
already
死而後已 sǐérhòuyǐ
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life; unto one's dying day

已 in a sentence

我已經吃飽了。

Wǒ yǐjīng chī bǎo le.

“I am already full.”

How common is 已?

已 is the 117th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 44.8% of all running text.

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