亿

億
yì
HSK 4
#1,055 most
frequent character
a hundred million, calculate
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

亿 puts 亻 person with 乙 yǐ, which supplies the sound. Its first meaning was safe and calm. The number 100 million was borrowed only for the sound, with no link to the shape.

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Example Sentences

这个城市的人口超过一亿。
zhègè chéngshì de rénkǒu chāoguò yīyì 。
The population of this city exceeds one hundred million.
他挣了一亿人民币。
tā zhèng le yīyì rénmín bì 。
He earned one hundred million yuan.
这个项目的预算是五亿。
zhègè xiàngmù de yùsuàn shì wǔ yì 。
The budget for this project is five hundred million.

Grammar Points

HSK 3
Big numbers in Chinese

Homophones

HSK 6
亦yì
also
益yì
benefit, profit, advantage
忆yì
to recollect, to remember, memory
抑yì
to restrain, to restrict, to keep down
意yì
idea, meaning, thought, to think

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Numbers & Counting
Numerals, counting words, and measure words frequently used with numbers.
HSK 4
All words for the HSK 4 test
Finance & Money
Currency, banks, deposits, withdrawals, credit cards, loans.