Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 多 represents the sound. Alludes to grain moving while it is blown by the wind.
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Historical Evolution
移
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
移
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
移
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
移
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
移
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
移
Regular
Modern
Chinese
移 [yí]
to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
移 うつり
Utsuri place name
移 わたる
Wataru male given name
CHINESE WORDS (145)
移动 [yídòng] #2,050
to move
移动 [yídòng] #2,050
to move
转移 [zhuǎnyí] #2,262
to shift
转移 [zhuǎnyí] #2,262
to shift
移民 [yímín] #3,918
to immigrate
移植 [yízhí] #4,013
to transplant
移交 [yíjiāo] #10,054
to transfer
迁移 [qiānyí] #18,866
to migrate
迁移 [qiānyí] #18,866
to migrate
移民局 [yímínjú] #8,761
immigration office
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 移動 [いどう] #852
movement
⭐ 移す [うつす] #2,350
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.)
⭐ 移る [うつる] #2,369
to move (house)
⭐ 移行 [いこう] #7,602
transition
⭐ 転移 [てんい] #8,212
moving (location, with the times, etc.)
⭐ 移住 [いじゅう] #12,222
migration
瞬間移動 [しゅんかんいどう] #14,924
teleportation
⭐ 移植 [いしょく] #14,930
transplanting (a plant)
実行に移す [じっこうにうつす] #15,166
to put into effect
移動中 [いどうちゅう] #15,456
while moving
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