亦 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “also”. It is written from 亠 (lid) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇔ (dot stroke), and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
亠 + ㇒ + ㇑ + ㇒ + ㇔
Overlapping structure
- 亠 lid · tóu unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇑ vertical stroke unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇔ dot stroke unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4EA6; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (笔 1-2 合为 亠，笔 3 与笔 5 为撇，笔 4 为竖，笔 6 为点)
Memory aid
A lid (亠) laid on top; under it two strokes fall away to the left (㇒), a straight vertical (㇑) holds the middle, and a dot (㇔) balances on the right — everything hanging under one lid does the same thing: also.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 亦即yì jíthat is to say; namely亦 = yì
- 人云亦云rén yún yì yúnto repeat whatever others say; to parrot others亦 = yì
Go deeper
All readings
also; too
also; too; likewise — a literary equivalent of 也
也；同样。书面语用法，相当于「也」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 亦即yì jíthat is to say; namely亦 = yì
- 人云亦云rén yún yì yúnto repeat whatever others say; to parrot others亦 = yì
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 亦 mean?
亦 (yì) means also; too; likewise — a literary equivalent of 也.
How do you pronounce 亦?
It is pronounced yì.
What parts is 亦 made of?
亠 (lid) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇑ (vertical stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇔ (dot stroke). The recorded source is: Unicode U+4EA6; modern decomposition candidate checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (笔 1-2 合为 亠，笔 3 与笔 5 为撇，笔 4 为竖，笔 6 为点). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 亦 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 亦?
亠. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 亦?
Common ones are 亦即 and 人云亦云. The reading of 亦 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.