异

異
yì
#708 most
frequent character
different, other, hetero-, unusual

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

Its first meaning was lifting something onto the head, with 廾 two hands as the meaning part and 巳 yǐ giving the sound. 'Special, uncommon' came by sound loan, with no link to the shape, and 'different, unusual' grew from that.

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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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