異 (yì)
different; strange; unusual
How 異 is written
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 田 — field
- Traditional
- 異
- Simplified
- 异
Common words using 異
- 差異 chāyì
- difference; discrepancy
- 異地 yìdì
- different place; abroad
- 異常 yìcháng
- exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly
- 異性 yìxìng
- the opposite sex; of the opposite sex; heterosexual
- 詭異 guǐyì
- strange; weird
- 優異 yōuyì
- exceptional; outstandingly good
- 同分異構體 tóngfēnyìgòutǐ
- isomer (chemistry)
- 因人而異 yīnrénéryì
- varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
- 大同小異 dàtóngxiǎoyì
- virtually the same; differing only on small points
- 大放異彩 dàfàngyìcǎi
- to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment); to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill
- 奇異 qíyì
- fantastic; bizarre; odd
- 奇異果 qíyìguǒ
- kiwi fruit; Chinese gooseberry
異 in a sentence
這兩國的文化有很大的差異。
Zhè liǎng guó de wénhuà yǒu hěn dà de chāyì.
“There are significant cultural differences between these two countries.”
How common is 異?
異 is the 708th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83% of all running text.
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