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乙 (jyut3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

乙 (jyut3, yǐ) — second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]; second in order; letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方yǐfāng [乙方], as opposed to 甲方jiǎfāng [甲方]) or a suppositional person; ethyl; bent; winding; radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5); one unit

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 乙部 (jyut3 bou6) — Second section
• 乙 (jyut6) — second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]; second in order; letter "…
• 乙丑 (jyut3 cau2) — second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
• 乙二醇 (jyut3 ji6 seon4) — glycol; ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)
• 乙亥 (jyut3 hoi6) — twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055
• 乙卯 (jyut3 maau5) — fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035

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