Keyword
second
- 2nd heavenly stem
- Frequency
- #2014
- Strokes
- 1
Readings
yǐ
Mnemonic
A swallow
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
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°
乙醇
ethanol; ethyl alcohol
乙烯
ethylene
乙肝
hepatitis B
乙方
party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方 (jiǎfāng), party A)
乙醚
ether; diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5
乙炔
acetylene; ethyne C2H2
聚乙烯
polythene; polyethylene
乙酸
acetic acid (CH3COOH); ethanoic acid
聚氯乙烯
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
甲乙
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shítiāngān)
乙女
(slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)
乙型肝炎
hepatitis B
乙二醇
glycol; ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)
聚苯乙烯
polystyrene
乙烷
ethane (C2H6)
乙醛
acetaldehyde H3CCHO; ethanal
苯乙烯
(chemistry) styrene
乙烯基
(chemistry) vinyl group; ethenyl group
乙酰
acetyl (chemistry)
聚四氟乙烯
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) (often referred to by the trademark Teflon)
乙酰胆碱
acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)
乙型
type B; type II; beta-
氯乙烯
vinyl chloride (chloroethene C2H3Cl)