逸

yì
#2,333 most
frequent character
to escape, leisurely, outstanding

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

逸 yì pairs 辶 movement with 兔 rabbit. A rabbit on the move gives its first sense: to run fast, as rabbits do. From escaping came 'to set someone free,' then 'free, leisurely,' and later 'outstanding.'

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Homophones

HSK 4
亿yì
a hundred million, calculate
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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