易

yì

abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], the Book of Changes

surname Yi; easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"

a picture of 易 → change, exchange, and ease

The original form may have depicted a lizard or a chameleon — a creature that changes color — which gave 易 its core sense of change and transformation. The sun (日) and 勿 components are debated; the clearest thread is the idea of shifting and adapting.

日+勿→易
勿Originally depicted raysSemantic
日SunSemantic

这道题很易懂,小孩子都能明白。

zhè dào tí hěn yì dǒng, xiǎo hái zi dōu néng míng bai。

This question is easy to understand; even small children can get it.

他性格温和,平易近人,大家都喜欢他。

tā xìng gé wēn hé, píng yì jìn rén, dà jiā dōu xǐ huān tā。

He has a gentle nature and is easy to approach; everyone likes him.

Words with 易

中国国际贸易促进委员会

zhōng guó guó jì mào yì cù jìn wěi yuán huì

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

路易斯

lù yì sī

Louis or Lewis (name)

难易

nán yì

difficulty

贸易协定

mào yì xié dìng

trade agreement

易于

yì yú

very likely

易溶

yì róng

soluble

通俗易懂

tōng sú yì dǒng

easy to understand

郑易里

zhèng yì lǐ

Zheng Yili (1906-2002), translator, editor and lexicographer, creator of the Zheng coding

关税与贸易总协定

guān shuì yǔ mào yì zǒng xié dìng

GATT, the 1995 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

集市贸易

jí shì mào yì

market trade

双边贸易

shuāng biān mào yì

bilateral trade

显而易见

xiǎn ér yì jiàn

clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously

More characters with 日

旮旯冒冕塌昝