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異
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异
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different

HSK 10 N2
Abstract →Qualities
yì
イ
こと、こと.なる、け
이
Depicts two hands putting something on top of the head. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
異
Regular
Modern
Chinese
异 / 異 [yì]
different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate
Japanese
異 、 殊 こと 、 け 同音
  1. nounadj-nan-pref archaic difference (from one another); different thing; other
  2. adj-na unusual; extraordinary
異 い 同音
  1. nounadj-na difference (of opinion)
  2. adj-na strange; odd; unusual
  3. prefix different
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (176)
异常 [yì​cháng] #2,744
exceptional
差异 [chā​yì] #11,882
difference
怪异 [guài​yì] #3,418
monstrous
诡异 [guǐ​yì] #3,827
strange
异性 [yì​xìng] #5,022
the opposite sex
异议 [yì​yì] #7,169
objection
变异 [biàn​yì] #8,183
variation
奇异 [qí​yì] #8,747
fantastic
优异 [yōu​yì] #16,953
exceptional
异教徒 [yì​jiào​tú] #7,957
member of another religion
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 異常 [いじょう] #1,679
abnormal
⭐ 違和感 [いわかん] #2,030
uncomfortable feeling
⭐ 異なる [ことなる] #2,359
to differ
⭐ 異様 [いよう] #3,370
strange
⭐ 異変 [いへん] #4,551
unusual event
⭐ 異性 [いせい] #5,826
the opposite sex
⭐ 相違 [そうい] #6,858
difference
⭐ 異論 [いろん] #7,449
different opinion
異世界 [いせかい] #8,181
another world (esp. in fiction)
⭐ 異国 [いこく] #8,567
foreign country
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KOREAN WORDS (26)
경이 #9,615
wonder; marvel; eye-opener
이방인 #14,260
stranger; foreigner
이본 #18,271
variant; alternative version
차이 #19,863
difference
이단 #30,623
heresy; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy
경이적
being wonderful; being marvelous; being amazing
동명이인
people with the same name
동상이몽
same situation, different thoughts
동음이의어
homophone
이견
different opinions; divergent opinion; different view
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