亿 yì
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 乙 second
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
亿万
yìwàn
hundreds of millions; countless
Characters in this word
万 wàn
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 一 — one
Example phrases
- 这项公共工程关系到亿万居民的饮水安全。 Zhè xiàng gōnggòng gōngchéng guānxì dào yìwàn jūmín de yǐnshuǐ ānquán. This public works project concerns the drinking-water safety of hundreds of millions of residents.
- 亿万颗星星在夜空中闪烁，美得让人说不出话。 Yìwàn kē xīngxing zài yèkōng zhōng shǎnshuò, měi de ràng rén shuō bù chū huà. Countless stars twinkle in the night sky, so beautiful that one is left speechless.
- 这个节目吸引了亿万观众，成了当年的热门话题。 Zhège jiémù xīyǐnle yìwàn guānzhòng, chéngle dāngnián de rèmén huàtí. This show attracted hundreds of millions of viewers and became a hot topic that year.
Related words
- 亿 yì one hundred million
- 万 wàn ten thousand
- 千万 qiānwàn be sure to; never (for emphasis)
- 万一 wànyī in case; what if
- 成千上万 chéngqiānshàngwàn tens of thousands, numerous
- 千家万户 qiānjiāwànhù countless households
- 万物 wànwù all things, everything
- 包罗万象 bāoluówànxiàng all-embracing; all-inclusive
- 鹏程万里 péngchéngwànlǐ to have a bright future
- 千变万化 qiānbiànwànhuà ever-changing; constantly changing
- 千军万马 qiānjūnwànmǎ a mighty force; a vast multitude
- 万分 wànfēn extremely; exceedingly