已
yǐ
#117 most
frequent character
already, afterwards
adverb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
已 comes from 巳, an old drawing of a snake; the top-left stroke of 巳 was dropped. Its first sense is 'already'. The meaning 'to stop' was borrowed for sound alone, not from the snake picture.
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Example Sentences
我已完成我的作业。
wǒ yǐ wánchéng wǒde zuòyè 。
I have already completed my homework.
他已到了车站。
tā yǐ dàole chēzhàn 。
He has already arrived at the bus station.
我们已吃过晚饭。
wǒmen yǐ chī guò wǎnfàn 。
We have already had dinner.
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