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圯

yí

Character

What 圯 means

1. bridge, bank

Characters built on 巳

These share the phonetic component 巳 (sì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 异yìdifferent; other; hetero-
• 祀sìto sacrifice; to offer libation to
• 汜sìstream which returns after branching

Sounds the same

Read yí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 宜proper; should; suitable
• 姨mother's sister; aunt
• 疑(bound form) to doubt; to suspect
• 移to move; to shift; to change
• 遗(bound form) to leave behind
• 仪apparatus; rites; appearance
• 怡harmony; pleased
• 咦expression of surprise
• 夷non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out
• 颐(literary) chin; jaw; (literary) to foster; to nurture; to protect
• 彝(archaic) wine vessel; (archaic) sacrificial vessel; (literary) rule; convention
• 蛇used in 委蛇