Usage of the character 乙
yǐ
乙
[乙]
- second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān)
- second in order
- letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方 (yǐfāng), as opposed to 甲方 (jiǎfāng))
- ethyl
- bent
- winding
- radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
zhé
乙
[乙]
- turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折 (zhé)
yǐzhǒng
乙种
[乙種]
- beta- or type 2
yǐwán
乙烷
[乙烷]
- ethane (C2H6)
yǐfāng
乙方
[乙方]
- second party (law) (contrasted with 甲方 (jiǎfāng))
yǐchǒu
乙丑
[乙丑]
- second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
yǐnǎo
乙脑
[乙腦]
- epidemic encephalitis B (abbr. for 乙型腦炎／乙型脑炎 (yǐxíngnǎoyán))
yǐtài
乙太
[乙太]
- variant of 以太 (yǐtài)
yǐgān
乙肝
[乙肝]
- hepatitis B
yǐquán
乙醛
[乙醛]
- acetaldehyde H3CCHO
- ethanal
yǐyǒu
乙酉
[乙酉]
- twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065
jiǎyǐ
甲乙
[甲乙]
- first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān)
yǐxiān
乙酰
[乙酰]
- acetyl (chemistry)
yǐjī
乙基
[乙基]
- ethyl group (chemistry)
yǐxíng
乙型
[乙型]
- type B
- type II
- beta-
yǐsì
乙巳
[乙巳]
- forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
yǐhài
乙亥
[乙亥]
- twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055
yǐchún
乙醇
[乙醇]
- ethanol C2H5OH
- same as alcohol 酒精
Dì Yǐ
帝乙
[帝乙]
- Di Yi (died 1076 BC), Shang dynasty king, reigned 1101-1076 BC
yǐwèi
乙未
[乙未]
- thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
yǐmǎo
乙卯
[乙卯]
- fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
yǐxī
乙烯
[乙烯]
- ethylene
- vinyl
yǐsuān
乙酸
[乙酸]
- acetic acid (CH3COOH)
- ethanoic acid
túyǐ
涂乙
[塗乙]
- to edit (a text)
yǐmí
乙醚
[乙醚]
- ether
- diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5
yǐquē
乙炔
[乙炔]
- acetylene
- ethyne C2H2
yǐliúchún
乙硫醇
[乙硫醇]
- ethanethiol (chemistry)
dàiyǐtuǒ
待乙妥
[待乙妥]
- DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
yǐsuāngēn
乙酸根
[乙酸根]
- acetyl radical CH3COO-
yǐsuānjī
乙酸基
[乙酸基]
- acetyl radical CH3COO-
yǐsuānyán
乙酸盐
[乙酸鹽]
- acetate CH3COO-
yǎngyǐquē
氧乙炔
[氧乙炔]
- oxyacetylene
yǐchúnsuān
乙醇酸
[乙醇酸]
- glycolic acid C2H4O3
yǐ'èrchún
乙二醇
[乙二醇]
- glycol
- ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)
yǐ'ānjī
乙氨基
[乙氨基]
- ethylamino group
lüyǐxī
氯乙烯
[氯乙烯]
- vinyl chloride (chloroethene C2H3Cl)
běnyǐxī
苯乙烯
[苯乙烯]
- Styrene
Kǒng Yǐjǐ
孔乙己
[孔乙己]
- Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅／鲁迅 ( Lǔ Xùn)
yǐxījī
乙烯基
[乙烯基]
- vinyl
- vinyl group (chemistry)
yǐyǎngjī
乙氧基
[乙氧基]
- ethoxy (chemistry)
jùyǐxī
聚乙烯
[聚乙烯]
- polythene
- polyethylene
sìlüyǐxī
四氯乙烯
[四氯乙烯]
- tetrachloroethylene
jùběnyǐxī
聚苯乙烯
[聚苯乙烯]
- polystyrene
yǐzhǒnglìzǐ
乙种粒子
[乙種粒子]
- beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)
yǐxínggānyán
乙型肝炎
[乙型肝炎]
- hepatitis B
yǐxiāndǎnjiǎn
乙酰胆碱
[乙酰膽鹼]
- acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)
yǐxíngnǎoyán
乙型脑炎
[乙型腦炎]
- epidemic encephalitis B, aka Japanese encephalitis
cùsuānyǐzhǐ
醋酸乙酯
[醋酸乙酯]
- ethyl acetate
- acetidin
yǐzhuàngjiécháng
乙状结肠
[乙狀結腸]
- sigmoid colon (anatomy)
- bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum
yǎngyǐquējù
氧乙炔炬
[氧乙炔炬]
- an oxyacetylene torch
huányǎngyǐwán
环氧乙烷
[環氧乙烷]
- ethylene oxide
yǎngyǐquēhàn
氧乙炔焊
[氧乙炔焊]
- oxyacetylene welding
yǐzhǒngshèxiàn
乙种射线
[乙種射線]
- beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)
jùlüyǐxī
聚氯乙烯
[聚氯乙烯]
- polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
jùsìfúyǐxī
聚四氟乙烯
[聚四氟乙烯]
- polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), trademarked as Teflon
hésìyǐchěgōng
合四乙尺工
[合四乙尺工]
- names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
yǎngyǐquēhànjù
氧乙炔焊炬
[氧乙炔焊炬]
- oxyacetylene torch
Tàiyǐ Jīnhuá Zōngzhǐ
太乙金华宗旨
[太乙金華宗旨]
- The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century
duìyǐxiān'ānjīfēn
对乙酰氨基酚
[對乙酰氨基酚]
- paracetamol
- acetaminophen
yǐxiān'ànbǐluòwántóng
乙酰胺吡咯烷酮
[乙酰胺吡咯烷酮]
- piracetam (C6H10N2O2)
èrlüběn'ànběnyǐsuānnà
二氯苯胺苯乙酸钠
[二氯苯胺苯乙酸鈉]
- diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller)
- also called voltaren 扶他林
jiǎzhīmìtáng,yǐzhīpīshuāng
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜
[甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜]
- one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)