已
already; (bound form) to stop; to cease; to end; (literary) thereafter; afterward; (literary) too; excessively
3 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,492 U+5DF2
How to remember it
already · Heisig RSH #519
snake — as a component also called: snakeskin
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 已
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不得已而为之 | bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī | to have no other choice; to be the last resort |
| 年事已高 | nián shì yǐ gāo | old in years |
| 不能自已 | bù néng zì yǐ | unable to control oneself; to be beside oneself |
| 万不得已 | wàn bù dé yǐ | only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort |
| 死而后已 | sǐ ér hòu yǐ | until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life; unto one's dying day |
| 难以自已 | nán yǐ zì yǐ | cannot control oneself (idiom); to be beside oneself |
| 情非得已 | qíng fēi dé yǐ | compelled by the circumstances (to do sth); (have) no other choice (but do sth); (used as … |
| 说说而已 | shuō shuō ér yǐ | nothing serious; just hot air |
| 不得已 | bù dé yǐ | to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to; to have to; to have no choice; m… |
| 已作故人 | yǐ zuò gù rén | to have passed away |
| 已成形 | yǐ chéng xíng | preformed |
| 有增无已 | yǒu zēng wú yǐ | constantly increasing without limit (idiom); rapid progress in all directions |
| 方兴未已 | fāng xīng wèi yǐ | flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding; still growing strong; o… |
| 为时已晚 | wéi shí yǐ wǎn | already too late |
| 不已 | bù yǐ | (used after a verb) endlessly; incessantly |
| 无已 | wú yǐ | endlessly; to have no choice |
| 迫不得已 | pò bù dé yǐ | to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances; forced into sth |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 业已 | yè yǐ | already |
| 事已至此 | shì yǐ zhì cǐ | see 事到如今[shi4 dao4 ru2 jin1] |