异 yì different
different; strange; unusual; foreign
How to remember 异: 巳 snake + 廾 two hands = different. At the reptile show the boy holds a snake in his two hands and notices it has one blue eye and one green, truly different.
Component breakdown
异 = 巳 snake + 廾 two hands
- 巳 snake
- 廾 two hands
At the reptile show the boy holds a snake in his two hands and notices it has one blue eye and one green, truly different.
How it is used
- 'Different, unusual, other' - 差异 (chāyì) difference, 异常 (yìcháng) abnormal/unusually, 优异 (yōuyì) outstanding, 奇异 (qíyì) strange.
- 异 = other/foreign in 异国 (yìguó) foreign land, 异性 (yìxìng) the opposite sex.
- 因人而异 (yīnrén'éryì) = varies from person to person; 求同存异 (qiútóng-cúnyì) = seek common ground while reserving differences.
Words with 异
- 优异yōuyìexceptionalHSK 6
- 差异chāyìdifferenceHSK 6
- 异常yìchángunusualHSK 6
- 变异biànyìvariationHSK 8
- 因人而异yīnrén’éryìvarying from person to person (idiom)HSK 8
- 大同小异dàtóng-xiǎoyìvirtually the sameHSK 8
- 异口同声yìkǒu-tóngshēngdifferent mouths, same voiceHSK 8
- 异性yìxìngthe opposite sexHSK 8
- 异想天开yìxiǎng-tiānkāito imagine the wildest thingHSK 8
- 异议yìyìobjectionHSK 8
- 怪异guàiyìmonstrousHSK 8
- 日新月异rìxīn-yuèyìdaily renewal, monthly change (idiom)HSK 8
- 求同存异qiútóng-cúnyìto put aside differences and work togetherHSK 9
- 诧异chàyìflabbergastedHSK 9