Group 亦 (yì)
henning
July 14, 2008, 05:10 AM posted in General DiscussionMotivated by Lesson: F0792 马丁· 路德 · 金
Taken from character: 迹
Taken from word: 匿迹 (go into hiding)
迹 ( 跡, 蹟 )
Pron: jī, jì
Main radical: 辶
Frequency: 1098
Meaning: footprint, mark, trace, vestige, sign, indication
Examples: 古迹 (historical sites), 神迹 (miracle), 手迹 (someones original handwriting or painting), 遗迹 (trace, vestige, remain), 踪迹 (track, footprint), 迳迹 (track), 匿迹 (go into hiding)
亦
Pron: yì
Main radical: 亠
Frequency: 886
Meaning: also, too, likewise
Examples: 亦即 (namely, that is)
奕
Pron: yì
Main radical: 大
Frequency: 1847
Meaning: in sequence, orderly, abundant, graceful
弈
Pron: yì
Main radical: 廾
Frequency: 4421
Meaning: Chinese chess game
湙
Pron: yì
Main radical: 氵
Frequency: rare
Meaning: flowing like water
帟
Pron: yì
Main radical: 巾
Frequency: rare
Meaning: tent, canopy
xiaoanolga
July 14, 2008, 07:12 AMHi!
亦: originally this character meant "armpits"! (the two points indicating the locus under the arms of a man), which was borrowed -already in very ancient times - and used in the sense of a very frequent particule (xuci) having the same pronunciation and meaning more or less "equally".