已 yǐ already; to stop; then
Similar looking characters : 己 jǐ (self)
Made with 3 strokes.
Easily confused with similar looking 'ji' self
Sounds same
乚 yǐ (hidden) 以 yǐ (to use) 椅 yǐ (chair) 乙 yǐ (twist)Different tone
一 yī (one) 医 yī (doctor) 衤 yī (clothes) 衣 yī (clothes) 颐 yí 宜 yí (proper) 夷 yí (barbarians) 易 yì (easy) 亿 yì (100,000,000) 益 yì 义 yì (justice) 亦 yì (also) 邑 yì (city) 弋 yì (catch) 艺 yì (skill) 忆 yì (to recollect) 意 yì (idea) 异 yì (different)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
木已成舟 mù yǐ chéng zhōu Too late to change anything庆父不死,鲁难未已 qìng fù bù sǐ Lǔ nàn wèi yǐ Take action to remove someone/something obstructing progress, In the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history Qing Fu rose to power in the state of Lu and ruled as a complete despot killing any opponents. Peace did not come until he had been removed from power.