宜 yí proper; should; suitable

Made up of [宀 mián roof radical 40, 且 qiě and; moreover; yet ]
Made with 8 strokes.

Possibly picture of a sacrifice of meat on an altar

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Also uses 宀 mián component: 安 ān (peace) 宝 bǎo (jewel) ; 定 dìng (to set) ; 富 fù (rich) ; 宫 gōng (palace) ; 官 guān (official) ; 寒 hán (cold) ; 家 jiā (house) ; 客 kè (customer) ; 宁 nìng (better) ; 容 róng (to hold) ; 室 shì (room) ; 实 shí (real) ; 宋 song (Song) ; 它 tā (it) ; 穴 xué (cave) ; 院 yuàn (courtyard) ; 灾 zāi (disaster) ; 字 zì (letter)
Also uses 且 qiě component: 姐 jiě (elder sister) 祖 zǔ (grandfather) ; 组 zǔ (to form) ; 阻 zǔ (to hinder) ; 租 zū (to hire)

Sounds same

颐 yí ; 夷 yí (barbarians)

Different tone

一 yī (one) ; 医 yī (doctor) ; 衤 yī (clothes) ; 衣 yī (clothes) ; 乚 yǐ (hidden) ; 以 yǐ (to use) ; 椅 yǐ (chair) ; 已 yǐ (already) ; 乙 yǐ (twist) ; 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)

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Cities

宜昌 Yichang, Hubei