yī

All readings
Source form: 伊
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she") / second person singular pronoun ("you") / (May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she") / (Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning / (preceding a noun) that / (bound form) Iraq (abbr. for 伊拉克[Yī lā kè]) / (bound form) Iran (abbr. for 伊朗[Yī lǎng])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

伊 伊 [yi1] /(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")/second person singular pronoun ("you")/(May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she")/(Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning/(preceding a noun) that/(bound form) Iraq (abbr. for 伊拉克[Yi1 la1 ke4])/(bound form) Iran (abbr. for 伊朗[Yi1 lang3])/

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Yī

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Source form: 伊
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Yi
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

伊 伊 [Yi1] /surname Yi/

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