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怡

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harmony; pleased

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Strokes
8
Radical
心 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
怡
Common rank
#2,655
Unicode
U+6021

Formation & memory

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How 怡 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

忄 meaning “heart” + 台 sound ( tái )

Components 忄 台

How to remember it

cheerful · Heisig RSH #1910

state of mind + 台 platform

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 怡

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
小作怡情,大作伤身 xiǎo zuō yí qíng , dà zuō shāng shēn an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but over…
怡然自得 yí rán zì dé happy and content (idiom)
百事轻怡 Bǎi shì qīng yí Diet Pepsi; Pepsi Light
怡保市 Yí bǎo shì Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula
健怡可乐 Jiàn yí Kě lè Diet Coke; Coca-Cola Light
张怡宁 Zhāng Yí níng Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist
章子怡 Zhāng Zǐ yí Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress
心旷神怡 xīn kuàng shén yí lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed
怡人 yí rén delightful
怡然 yí rán happy; joyful
怡保 Yí bǎo Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula
张怡 Zhāng yí Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing
怡颜悦色 yí yán yuè sè happy countenance
周梁淑怡 Zhōu Liáng Shū yí Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician
健怡 jiàn yí diet; low-calorie (drink etc)
怡悦 yí yuè pleasant; happy

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 台 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
台 sound part tái platform; unit; term of address
胎 tāi embryo, fetus; car tire
始 shǐ to begin, to start; beginning
抬 tái to carry, to lift, to raise
苔 tái moss, lichen
笞 chī bamboo rod used for beatings
贻 yí to hand down, to give to, to bequeath
怠 dài idle; negligent, remiss; to neglect
殆 dài almost, probably; danger, peril; to endanger
饴 yí syrup; sweet-meat, sweet-cake
眙 yí to gaze at; a place name
鲐 tái mackerel; Pneumatophorus japonicus
跆 tái to trample, to kick
炱 tái soot
绐 dài to pretend, to fool, to cheat
诒 yí to bequeath, to pass on
迨 dài while, until; to seize, to arrest
邰 tái a state in Shanxi province; surname
骀 tái tired old horse; tired, exhaused