Memory phrase for the character: 已

已

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Meaning

already, to stop, then, afterwards

Pronunciation

yǐ

Explanation

 Winding thread

Mnemonic
 
This character appears like "self 己", but I can see the difference already.

Radicals

己 oneselfFollowing the winding path I find myself. In several cases this snake 巳 is also understood as: "self".




 Vocabulary

而已 ér yǐ  that's all; nothing more
已经 yǐ jīng  already
早已 zǎo yǐ  long ago; for a long time
鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ  to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life; with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ  

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