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  1. 乙 is the 1869th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. appears as a component in 24 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=>
Radical :
=> (second)
Graphical :
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Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. yi3 - second of 10 heavenly stems 十天干/second in order/letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc/second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])/ethyl/bent/winding/radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
  2. zhe2 - turning stroke (in Chinese characters)/see also 折[zhe2]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 乙 (yi3): The component 乙 is pronounced as 'yi3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 乙 (zhe2): The component 乙 is pronounced as 'zhe2'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

乙方 
乙肝 
乙醇 
乙醛 
甲乙 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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