异 yì different; other; hetero-
Made up of [廾 gǒng two hands radical 55, 巳 sì snake; 6th earthly branch and zodiac element radical 49]Alternative traditional form of character: 異
Made with 6 strokes.
Ancient form is man, perhaps wearing a mask, holding up his arms. Possibly denotes someone giving deference to a 'different' class of person
Related characters
Also uses 廾 gǒng component: 开 kāi (begin) 廿 niàn (twenty) ; 算 suàn (calculate)
Also uses 巳 sì component: 包 bāo (to cover) 港 gǎng (harbor)
Sounds same
易 yì (easy) ; 亿 yì (100,000,000) ; 益 yì ; 义 yì (justice) ; 亦 yì (also) ; 邑 yì (city) ; 弋 yì (catch) ; 艺 yì (skill) ; 忆 yì (to recollect) ; 意 yì (idea)Different tone
一 yī (one) ; 医 yī (doctor) ; 衤 yī (clothes) ; 衣 yī (clothes) ; 颐 yí ; 宜 yí (proper) ; 夷 yí (barbarians) ; 乚 yǐ (hidden) ; 以 yǐ (to use) ; 椅 yǐ (chair) ; 已 yǐ (already) ; 乙 yǐ (twist)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
同床异梦 tóng chuáng yì mèng Not everyone thinks the same异曲同工 yì qǔ tóng gōng Different methods giving the same result. Different but equally satisfactory.