邑

yì

#3,126 most

frequent character

city, village

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

邑 has 囗, a city wall, as a picture part. 巴 is now empty; it was once 㔾, a kneeling person. Together they first meant 'home; city,' which grew to 'village.'

邑 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character

sound2 characters

picture1 character

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