懂中文 Dong Chinese

姨

yí

mother/wife's sister

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 夷 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

夷 sound component

夷  Sound component

yí

  

ancient barbarian tribes

Evolution

姨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
姨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

姨  

yí

mother/wife's sister; concubine; mother's sister; aunt

Most common words with 姨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

阿姨

maternal aunt

姨妈

maternal aunt

姨

aunt

小姨

sister-in-law

大姨

sister-in-law