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Character #213 · The First 1000

yī

医 (醫) yī meaning: medical

medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat

Strokes
718
TraditionalSimplified
醫 医
Poster cell
Q8
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • yīyuàn hospital
  • yīshēng doctor
  • xīyī Western medicine
  • yīliáo medical treatment
  • yīxué medicine
  • yīyào medical care and medicines
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 医醫

Write 医醫 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, yī, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Q8 · 28 × 36 grid

医醫 is #213 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 医 mean in English?
医 (yī) means "medical": medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat.
How do you pronounce 医?
医 is pronounced yī in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄧ.
How many strokes does 医 have?
The simplified form, 医, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 醫, has 18.
What is the traditional form of 医?
The traditional form of 医 is 醫. 医 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 醫 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 医?
Common words that use 医 include 医院 (yīyuàn, hospital), 医生 (yīshēng, doctor), 西医 (xīyī, Western medicine), 医疗 (yīliáo, medical treatment).
How common is 医?
医 is number 213 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Q8 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.