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宜

proper; should; suitable; appropriate

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,019 U+5B9C

How 宜 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A memorial service 且 held in a house 宀

components: 宀 且

How to remember it

fitting · Heisig RSH #2746

house + shelves

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 宜

WordPinyinMeaning
不合时宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
不入时宜 bù rù shí yí out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion
分宜县 Fēn yí Xiàn Fenyi, a county in Xinyu City 新余市[Xin1 yu2 Shi4], Jiangxi
宜城市 Yí chéng Shì Yicheng, a county-level city in Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei
巴宜区 Bā yí Qū Bayi, a district of Nyingchi City 林芝市[Lin2 zhi1 Shi4], Tibet
宜黄县 Yí huáng Xiàn Yihuang, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市[Fu3 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi
宜阳县 Yí yáng Xiàn Yiyang, a county in Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
宜州区 Yí zhōu Qū Yizhou, a district of Hechi City 河池市[He2 chi2 Shi4], Guangxi
合于时宜 hé yú shí yí in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
合时宜 hé shí yí in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
宜兰县 Yí lán Xiàn Yilan County in northeast Taiwan
信宜市 Xìn yí Shì Xinyi, a county-level city in Maoming City 茂名市[Mao4 ming2 Shi4], Guangdong
宜兰市 Yí lán Shì Yilan City in Yilan County 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan
权宜之计 quán yí zhī jì plan of convenience (idiom); stop-gap measure; makeshift stratagem; interim step
布宜诺斯艾利斯 Bù yí nuò sī Ài lì sī Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina
少儿不宜 shào ér bù yí not suitable for children
便宜行事 biàn yí xíng shì act at one's discretion; act as one sees fit
因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
宜兴市 Yí xīng Shì Yixing, a county-level city in Wuxi City 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 Shi4], Jiangsu
因时制宜 yīn shí zhì yí (idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation