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邑

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city; village

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Strokes
7
Radical
邑 itself
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
邑
Common rank
#2,099
Unicode
U+9091

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How 邑 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A place 口 where people hope 巴 to settle

Components 口 巴

Words with 邑

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WordPinyinMeaning
大邑县 Dà yì Xiàn Dayi, a county in Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan
高邑县 Gāo yì Xiàn Gaoyi, a county in Shijiazhuang City 石家莊市|石家庄市[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1 Shi4], Hebei
平邑县 Píng yì Xiàn Pingyi, a county in Linyi City 臨沂市|临沂市[Lin2 yi2 Shi4], Shandong
武邑县 Wǔ yì Xiàn Wuyi, a county in Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4], Hebei
临邑县 Lín yì Xiàn Linyi, a county in Dezhou City 德州市[De2 zhou1 Shi4], Shandong
昌邑区 Chāng yì Qū Changyi, a district of Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin
昌邑市 Chāng yì Shì Changyi, a county-level city in Weifang City 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 Shi4], Shandong
夏邑县 Xià yì Xiàn Xiayi, a county in Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan
伯邑考 Bó Yì kǎo Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and elder brother of King W…
大邑 Dà yì see 大邑縣|大邑县[Da4 yi4 Xian4]
高邑 Gāo yì see 高邑縣|高邑县[Gao1 yi4 Xian4]
平邑 Píng yì see 平邑縣|平邑县[Ping2 yi4 Xian4]
城邑 chéng yì (literary) towns; cities
干邑 Gān yì Cognac; brandy 白蘭地|白兰地[bai2 lan2 di4] from the Cognac region of southwest France
武邑 Wǔ yì see 武邑縣|武邑县[Wu3 yi4 Xian4]
鹿邑县 Lù yì Xiàn Luyi, a county in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan
临邑 Lín yì see 臨邑縣|临邑县[Lin2 yi4 Xian4]
首邑 shǒu yì local capital; regional capital
封邑 fēng yì grant of territory by an emperor or monarch (old)
旬邑县 Xún yì Xiàn Xunyi, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi

Sound family

These characters use 邑 as their sound component — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
邑 sound part yì area, district, city, state
挹 yì to bale out; to pour
悒 yì sorrowful, depressed