乙
Dictionary entry
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
What does 乙 mean?
乙 (yǐ) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.
1second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
2second in order
3letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
4second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])
5ethyl
6bent
7winding
8radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
9ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
10turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]
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