异 yì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 巳 snake 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
异性
yìxìng
opposite sex
Characters in this word
性 xìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 生 life, lifetime
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在青春期教育中，如何与异性相处是一个无法回避的话题。 Zài qīngchūnqī jiàoyù zhōng, rúhé yǔ yìxìng xiāngchǔ shì yí gè wúfǎ huíbì de huàtí. In adolescent education, how to interact with the opposite sex is an unavoidable topic.
- 他见到异性就脸红，实在不好意思。 Tā jiàn dào yìxìng jiù liǎnhóng, shízài bù hǎoyìsi. He blushes whenever he meets someone of the opposite sex and feels really embarrassed.
- 学会尊重异性是成长中的重要一课。 Xuéhuì zūnzhòng yìxìng shì chéngzhǎng zhōng de zhòngyào yī kè. Learning to respect the opposite sex is an important lesson in growing up.
Related words
- 差异 chāyì difference
- 异常 yìcháng unusual, abnormal; extremely
- 优异 yōuyì excellent
- 变异 biànyì to mutate; variation
- 诧异 chàyì astonished; surprised
- 大同小异 dàtóngxiǎoyì largely the same with minor differences
- 怪异 guàiyì strange; bizarre; oddity
- 求同存异 qiútóngcúnyì to seek common ground while reserving differences
- 日新月异 rìxīnyuèyì to change with each passing day; rapid progress
- 异口同声 yìkǒutóngshēng with one voice; unanimously
- 异想天开 yìxiǎngtiānkāi wildly fanciful; unrealistic
- 异议 yìyì objection; dissent