宜

yí

proper

surname Yi; should; suitable; appropriate

roof (宀) + altar table (且) = suitable and proper

A roof sheltering an offering table (且 depicts a stacked altar) suggests a space arranged just right — orderly, fitting, proper. What is set in place under a roof is as it should be.

宀+且→宜
且Stacked offering tableSemantic
宀RoofSemantic

这里气候好,宜居。

zhè lǐ qì hòu hǎo, yí jū.

The climate here is nice; it is suitable for living.

这件事情宜早不宜晚,要快点决定。

zhè jiàn shì qíng yí zǎo bù yí wǎn, yào kuài diǎn jué dìng.

This matter is better handled sooner rather than later, so decide quickly.

Words with 宜

宜昌

yí chāng

see 宜昌市[Yi2 chang1 Shi4]

适宜

shì yí

suitable

便宜行事

biàn yí xíng shì

act at one's discretion

信宜

xìn yí

see 信宜市[Xin4 yi2 Shi4]

布宜诺斯艾利斯

bù yí nuò sī ài lì sī

Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina

因地制宜

yīn dì zhì yí

(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances

宜春市

yí chūn shì

Yichun, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]

不入时宜

bù rù shí yí

out of step with current thinking

不合时宜

bù hé shí yí

out of step with current thinking

不宜

bù yí

not suitable

事不宜迟

shì bù yí chí

the matter should not be delayed

事宜

shì yí

matters

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