挹

yì

yìspelled as i · 4th tone — spelling rules

(literary) to scoop up; to ladle out

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

挹=扌+邑

Etymology

hand

Meanings

(literary) to scoop up; to ladle out

(literary) to draw toward oneself

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Words with 挹 37 total

to defer to · to be submissive冲挹chōng yì to reward and promote奖挹jiǎng yì to admire and respect · to look up to钦挹qīn yì to scoop up water with the hands挹掬yì jū to ladle out · to scoop up挹取yì qǔ to shift resources into areas of need · to inject funds · to balance resources挹注yì zhù to pour out wine挹酌yì zhuó