异
yì
different
other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate
creature (巳) + two hands (廾) = something set apart as strange
The image is of two hands (廾) lifting or presenting a masked figure (巳, an old form of a face or creature). What is raised and displayed stands apart — marked as other, strange, different.
这两种味道差异很大。
zhè liǎng zhǒng wèi dào chā yì hěn dà。
The difference between these two flavors is very large.
他对这件事感到十分诧异。
tā duì zhè jiàn shì gǎn dào shí fēn chà yì。
He felt very surprised about this matter.
Words with 异
异议
yì yì
objection; dissent
无异
wú yì
nothing other than
异样
yì yàng
difference
异口同声
yì kǒu tóng shēng
different mouths, same voice
异军突起
yì jūn tū qǐ
to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (idiom)
异乡
yì xiāng
foreign land
重力异常
zhòng lì yì cháng
gravitational anomaly (geology)
雌雄异色
cí xióng yì sè
sexual coloration
离异
lí yì
to divorce
灵异
líng yì
deity
骇异
hài yì
(literary) astonished; shocked; amazed
惊异
jīng yì
amazed