怡
harmony; pleased
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,656 U+6021
How 怡 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 台 (phonetic, tái)
How to remember it
cheerful · Heisig RSH #1910
state of mind + 台 platform
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 台
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 台 (tái) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 台 sound component | tái | platform; unit; term of address |
| 胎 | tāi | embryo, fetus; car tire |
| 始 | shǐ | to begin, to start; beginning |
| 抬 | tái | to carry, to lift, to raise |
| 苔 | tái | moss, lichen |
| 笞 | chī | bamboo rod used for beatings |
| 贻 | yí | to hand down, to give to, to bequeath |
| 怠 | dài | idle; negligent, remiss; to neglect |
| 殆 | dài | almost, probably; danger, peril; to endanger |
| 饴 | yí | syrup; sweet-meat, sweet-cake |
| 眙 | yí | to gaze at; a place name |
| 鲐 | tái | mackerel; Pneumatophorus japonicus |
| 跆 | tái | to trample, to kick |
| 炱 | tái | soot |
| 绐 | dài | to pretend, to fool, to cheat |
| 诒 | yí | to bequeath, to pass on |
| 迨 | dài | while, until; to seize, to arrest |
| 邰 | tái | a state in Shanxi province; surname |
| 骀 | tái | tired old horse; tired, exhaused |
Words containing 怡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小作怡情，大作伤身 | xiǎo zuō yí qíng , dà zuō shāng shēn | an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but over… |
| 怡然自得 | yí rán zì dé | happy and content (idiom) |
| 百事轻怡 | Bǎi shì qīng yí | Diet Pepsi; Pepsi Light |
| 怡保市 | Yí bǎo shì | Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula |
| 健怡可乐 | Jiàn yí Kě lè | Diet Coke; Coca-Cola Light |
| 张怡宁 | Zhāng Yí níng | Zhang Yining (1981-), PRC female table tennis player and Olympic gold medalist |
| 章子怡 | Zhāng Zǐ yí | Zhang Ziyi (1979-), PRC actress |
| 心旷神怡 | xīn kuàng shén yí | lit. heart untroubled, spirit pleased (idiom); carefree and relaxed |
| 怡人 | yí rén | delightful |
| 怡然 | yí rán | happy; joyful |
| 怡保 | Yí bǎo | Ipoh city in Malaysia, capital of Sultanate of Perak on Malayan peninsula |
| 张怡 | Zhāng yí | Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing |
| 怡颜悦色 | yí yán yuè sè | happy countenance |
| 周梁淑怡 | Zhōu Liáng Shū yí | Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician |
| 健怡 | jiàn yí | diet; low-calorie (drink etc) |
| 怡悦 | yí yuè | pleasant; happy |