Usage of the character 伊

Eastman (name)
George Eastman (1854-1932), US inventor and founder of Kodak 柯達／柯达 ( Kēdá)
Max F. Eastman (1883-1969), US socialist writer, subsequently severe critic of USSR

Yīníng Xiàn

伊宁县

[伊寧縣]

Yining County or Ghulja nahiyisi in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州／伊犁哈萨克自治州 ( Yīlí Hāsàkè Zìzhìzhōu), Xinjiang

yīmǎmǔ

伊马姆

[伊馬姆]

see 伊瑪目／伊玛目 (yīmǎmù)

Yīnítè

伊尼特

[伊尼特]

Virgil's Aeneid (epic about the foundation of Rome)

yīfǔmiàn

伊府面

[伊府麵]

see 伊麵／伊面 (yīmiàn)

Yīlì Hú

伊利湖

[伊利湖]

Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 ( Wǔdàhú)

Yībōlā

伊波拉

[伊波拉]

Ebola (virus)

Yīdiànyuán

伊甸园

[伊甸園]

Garden of Eden

Yīlí Hé

伊犁河

[伊犁河]

Ili River in central Asia

Dōngyīyùn

东伊运

[東伊運]

abbr. for 東突厥斯坦伊斯蘭運動／东突厥斯坦伊斯兰运动 ( Dōng Tūjuésītǎn Yīsīlán Yùndòng) East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM)

Zhāyī'ěr

扎伊尔

[扎伊爾]

Zaire

Yīlìnuò

伊利诺

[伊利諾]

Illinois, US state

Bóyīxī

博伊西

[博伊西]

Boise, Idaho

Yīwànkǎ

伊万卡

[伊萬卡]

Ivanka (name)

Yīsīlán

伊斯兰

[伊斯蘭]

Islam

Màikǎiyī

迈凯伊

[邁凱伊]

McKay or Mackay (name)

Yīchūnqū

伊春区

[伊春區]

Yichun district of Yichun city, Heilongjiang

Yīchūnshì

伊春市

[伊春市]

Yichun, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江／黑龙江 ( Hēilóngjiāng) in northeast China

Yīlākè

伊拉克

[伊拉克]

Iraq

Sūyīshì

苏伊士

[蘇伊士]

Suez (canal)

Yīliúshēn

伊留申

[伊留申]

Ilyushin, Russian plane maker

Yīwúxiàn

伊吾县

[伊吾縣]

Yiwu County in Hami 哈密市 ( Hāmì Shì), Xinjiang

Yīsītè

伊斯特

[伊斯特]

Istres (French town)

yīmèir

伊媚儿

[伊媚兒]

variant of 伊妹兒／伊妹儿 (yīmèir)

Zhèng Yījiàn

郑伊健

[鄭伊健]

Ekin Cheng (1967-), Hong Kong actor and pop singer

Yīníngshì

伊宁市

[伊寧市]

Gulja or Yining city in Xinjiang, capital of Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture

Yīgē'ěr

伊戈尔

[伊戈爾]

Igor

mùnǎiyī

木乃伊

[木乃伊]

mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)

Láiyī'ěr

莱伊尔

[萊伊爾]

Lyell (name)
Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), Scottish geologist

Ayīnǔ

阿伊努

[阿伊努]

Ainu (ethnic group of Japan's north and Russia's east)

Yītōng Hé

伊通河

[伊通河]

Yitong River in Siping 四平 ( Sìpíng), Jilin

yīmǎmù

伊玛目

[伊瑪目]

imam (Islam) (loanword)

Yīsàkǎ

伊萨卡

[伊薩卡]

Ithaca, a Greek island
Ithaca NY, location of Cornell University 康奈爾／康奈尔 ( Kāngnài'ěr)

Bāhāyī

巴哈伊

[巴哈伊]

Baha'i (religion)

Yīshìdān

伊势丹

[伊勢丹]

Isetan, Japanese department store

Xiūyītè

休伊特

[休伊特]

Hewitt

Wūyīlǐng

乌伊岭

[烏伊嶺]

Wuyiling district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

yīmèir

伊妹儿

[伊妹兒]

email (loanword)

Ayīshā

阿伊莎

[阿伊莎]

Ayshe, Aise or Ayesha (name)
Aishah bint Abi Bakr (c. 614-678), youngest wife of prophet Mohamed 穆罕默德 ( Mùhǎnmòdé)

Yīchuānxiàn

伊川县

[伊川縣]

Yichuan county in Luoyang 洛陽／洛阳, Henan

kǎwāyī

卡哇伊

[卡哇伊]

cute
adorable
charming (loanword from Japanese)

Tèluòyī

特洛伊

[特洛伊]

ancient city of Troy

Yītōngxiàn

伊通县

[伊通縣]

Yitong Manchurian autonomous county in Siping 四平, Jilin

Yīlìshābái

伊莉莎白

[伊莉莎白]

Elizabeth
also written 伊麗莎白／伊丽莎白

Yīluòwǎdǐ

伊洛瓦底

[伊洛瓦底]

Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)

Wūyīlǐngqū

乌伊岭区

[烏伊嶺區]

Wuyiling district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

yīpǔxīlóng

伊普西隆

[伊普西隆]

epsilon (Greek letter Εε)

Yīmànniǔ'ěr

伊曼纽尔

[伊曼紐爾]

Emanuel; Immanuel (name)

Dùyīsībǎo

杜伊斯堡

[杜伊斯堡]

Duisburg, city in the Ruhr 魯爾區／鲁尔区 ( Luěr Qū), Germany

Yīgē'ěrsī

伊戈尔斯

[伊戈爾斯]

Eagles (name)

Yībìjiūlǔ

伊壁鸠鲁

[伊壁鳩魯]

Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

Yīlípéndì

伊犁盆地

[伊犁盆地]

the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang

Yīlìyàtè

伊利亚特

[伊利亞特]

Homer's Iliad

Liǎng Yī Zhànzhēng

两伊战争

[兩伊戰爭]

Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

Yīlìnuòzhōu

伊利诺州

[伊利諾州]

Illinois, US state

Yīláikèsī

伊莱克斯

[伊萊克斯]

Electrolux (Swedish manufacturer of home appliances)

Yīníyīdé

伊尼伊德

[伊尼伊德]

Aeneid

Yīlìsàbái

伊莉萨白

[伊莉薩白]

Elizabeth (name)
also written 伊麗莎白／伊丽莎白

Yīsīlánbǎo

伊斯兰堡

[伊斯蘭堡]

Islamabad, capital of Pakistan

Hāméinèiyī

哈梅内伊

[哈梅內伊]

Khamenei, Ayatollah Aly (1939-), Supreme Leader of Iran, aka Ali Khamenei

Yīnnǔyītè

因努伊特

[因努伊特]

Inuit

Yībǐlìyà

伊比利亚

[伊比利亞]

Iberia
the Iberian peninsula

Yīlìnuòyī

伊利诺伊

[伊利諾伊]

Illinois, US state

Yīlìgéruì

伊利格瑞

[伊利格瑞]

Luce Irigaray (1930-), French psychoanalyst and feminist

Yījīnhuòluò

伊金霍洛

[伊金霍洛]

Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Yīsīmài'ěr

伊思迈尔

[伊思邁爾]

Ismail (name)
Shah Ismail I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501-1524

Yīsīfǎhǎn

伊斯法罕

[伊斯法罕]

Isfahan province and city in central Iran

mùnǎiyīhuà

木乃伊化

[木乃伊化]

to mummify
mummification

Yīsītǎnbǎo

伊斯坦堡

[伊斯坦堡]

(Tw) Istanbul

Yīténg Bówén

伊藤博文

[伊藤博文]

ITŌ Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japanese politician, prime minister on four occasions, influential in Japanese expansionism in Korea, assassinated in Harbin

Yīsāikè Hú

伊塞克湖

[伊塞克湖]

Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan

Fúluòyīdé

弗洛伊德

[弗洛伊德]

Floyd (name)
Freud (name)
Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis

yīyúhúdǐ

伊于胡底

[伊於胡底]

where will it stop?

Jiéyīhàngǎng

杰伊汉港

[傑伊漢港]

Ceyhan (Turkish Mediterranean port)

Yīsīlánguó

伊斯兰国

[伊斯蘭國]

Muslim countries
caliphate
Islamic State group (aka IS or ISIL or ISIS)

Fóluòyīdé

佛洛伊德

[佛洛伊德]

Floyd (name)
Freud (name)
Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis

zìyíyīqī

自贻伊戚

[自貽伊戚]

to create trouble for oneself (idiom)

yīkēbìngdú

伊科病毒

[伊科病毒]

echovirus (RNA virus in genus Enterovirus)

Yīníyàsī

伊尼亚斯

[伊尼亞斯]

Aeneas

Yīdùngōngxué

伊顿公学

[伊頓公學]

Eton public school (English elite school)

Kǎ'ěrzāyī

卡尔扎伊

[卡爾紮伊]

Hamid Karzai (1957-), Afghan politician, president 2004-2014

Sūyīshìhé

苏伊士河

[蘇伊士河]

the Suez canal

Yīsīlánjiào

伊斯兰教

[伊斯蘭教]

Islam

Yīlìshābái

伊丽莎白

[伊麗莎白]

Elizabeth (person name)

Yīlìnuòyīzhōu

伊利诺伊州

[伊利諾伊州]

Illinois, US state

Yītōnghuǒshānqún

伊通火山群

[伊通火山群]

Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣／伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

Mòyīxièyēfū

莫伊谢耶夫

[莫伊謝耶夫]

Moiseyev (name)
Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev (1906-2007), choreographer of folk dance and founder of Moiseyev dance company

Yīsītǎnbù'ěr

伊斯坦布尔

[伊斯坦布爾]

Istanbul, Turkey

Yījīnhuòluòqí

伊金霍洛旗

[伊金霍洛旗]

Ejin Horo banner (Ejen Khoruu khoshuu) in Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯／鄂尔多斯 ( Eěrduōsī), Inner Mongolia

Yīlì'āisīkù

伊利埃斯库

[伊利埃斯庫]

Iliescu

Shāmǔ Shāyīhè

沙姆沙伊赫

[沙姆沙伊赫]

Sharm el-Sheikh, city in Egypt

Sūyīshì Yùnhé

苏伊士运河

[蘇伊士運河]

Suez Canal

Tèluòyī Mùmǎ

特洛伊木马

[特洛伊木馬]

Trojan horse

Cíwànjílāyī

茨万吉拉伊

[茨萬吉拉伊]

Morgan Tsvangirai (1952-2018), Zimbabwean politician

Yī'ěrkùcíkè

伊尔库茨克

[伊爾庫茨克]

Irkutsk

Yīlǎng Xiànjiānhuì

伊朗宪监会

[伊朗憲監會]

Guardian Council of the Constitution of Iran

Yīluòwǎdǐ Jiāng

伊洛瓦底江

[伊洛瓦底江]

Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)

Bāyīlán Dàxué

巴伊兰大学

[巴伊蘭大學]

Bar-Ilan University, in Israel

Yīlóng· Mǎsīkè

伊隆·马斯克

[伊隆·馬斯克]

Elon Musk (1971-), founder and CEO of SpaceX, co-founder and CEO of Tesla Motors

Sūshān· Bōyī'ěr

苏珊·波伊尔

[蘇珊·波伊爾]

Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition

Yīwá· Méndésī

伊娃·门德斯

[伊娃·門德斯]

Eva Mendes, American actress

Zhōng E Yīlí Tiáoyuē

中俄伊犁条约

[中俄伊犁條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Yīruìkètíwēngmiào

伊瑞克提翁庙

[伊瑞克提翁廟]

the Erechteum, Athens

Yīsīpàní'àolā

伊斯帕尼奥拉

[伊斯帕尼奧拉]

Hispaniola (Caribbean island including Haiti and the Dominican Republic)

Gǎidìng Yīlí Tiáoyuē

改订伊犁条约

[改訂伊犁條約]

Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881 in which Russia agreed to hand back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights

Yīsīlánmǎbādé

伊斯兰马巴德

[伊斯蘭馬巴德]