Yi.
An ethnic group who live primarily in mountainous areas of southwest China.
Meaning & usage
An ethnic group who live primarily in mountainous areas of southwest China.
Where this word comes from
From Mandarin 彝 (yí).
Any of a family of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken by this people.
Where this word comes from
From Mandarin 彝 (yí).
A surname from Korean. Equivalent to Chinese 李 (Lǐ)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Korean 이 (I) (based on the South Korean spelling), hanja: 李, also spelled 리 (Ri), especially in North Korea.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Mandarin 易 (yì).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.