亦 yì — also · English

亦

yì

also

At a glance · 亦

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「亦」甲骨文从大加两点，指事表腋下，后借为也。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「亦」本为腋之初文（大人身侧），假借为副词「也」。

Structure

指事字，于大人两侧着点表腋下，假借为「也」，久借不还。

At a glance

Pinyinyì

Radical亠

Strokes6

UnicodeU+4EA6

Character type指事

Theme虚词

Six languages, one character

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English also also, too; likewise

Français aussi / également Aussi, également. «亦聚群英» : on rassemble aussi les talents.

Español también / igualmente También, igualmente. «亦聚群英»: se reúnen también los talentos.

العربية أيضاً / كذلك أيضاً، كذلك. «亦聚群英»: تُجمع أيضاً المواهب.

Русский также / тоже Также, тоже. «亦聚群英»: собирают и таланты.

Common words

亦yìalso
亦然yì ránlikewise

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