Memory phrase for the character: 夷

夷

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Meaning

barbarians, non-Han people, to wipe out

Pronunciation

yí

Explanation

 Combination of big大 and bow 弓

Mnemonic
 
(Think of the Mongols:) They have big bows: The barbarians.

Radicals

大 big, hugeA person 人 with spread arms 一 appears big.
夷 barbarian
弓 bow




 Vocabulary

东夷 Dōng yí  Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
鄙夷 bǐ yí  to despise; to look down upon; despicable
鄙夷 bǐ yí  
鄙夷 bǐ yí  

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