伊
yī
#760 most
frequent character
(old) third person singular pronoun ("he" or "she")
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
伊 pairs 亻 person with 尹 yǐn, which gives the sound. Its first sense was a surname. The meaning 'he' or 'she' was borrowed for sound alone, not from the person part.
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