伊

Yī

Dictionary entry

surname Yi

What does 伊 mean?

伊 (Yī) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1surname Yi

2(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")

3second person singular pronoun ("you")

4(May 4th period) third person singular feminine pronoun ("she")

5(Classical Chinese) introductory particle with no specific meaning

6(preceding a noun) that

7(bound form) Iraq (abbr. for 伊拉克[Yi1 la1 ke4])

8(bound form) Iran (abbr. for 伊朗[Yi1 lang3])

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伊Yīsurname Yi

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How to pronounce 伊

伊

Yī

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