已

The character "已" has 3 strokes. "已" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "已" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "已" are "yǐ" . View the stroke order of "已">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "已"

v.: stop; cease; end

adv.: already; thereafter; afterwards; too

• stop : v.结束；停止；填塞；处于；表现；停下来；阻挡；总是；中止
• cease : v.停止；终止；使（某行动）结束
• end : n.最后部分；末尾；端；稍；尽头；目的；目标；一阵；一回；边锋
• already : adv.已经；早已；够了；就已经
• thereafter : adv.之后；以后
• afterwards : adv.以后；后来；随后
• too : adv.太；过于；过度；另外；也；非常；而且；再者

Form words with "已"

已背书票据 backed bill

已预扣税款 tax withheld

已探明储量 known economic reserves in places

已定罪的犯人 convicted criminal

应付已背书票据 endorsed notes payable

病之已甚 be seriously ill

应收已背书票据账户 endorsed receivable account

Example phrases using "已"

• 示威游行已激化为大规模的暴乱。

  The demonstration has escalated into a large-scale riot.

• 碑文由于严重磨损，已无法辨认。

  The inscription has worn beyond recognition.

• 我们已收到风暴即将来临的预报。

  We have received the notice of storms approaching.

• 这位老人很清楚自己已夕阳无多。

  The old man knows that few years remain for him.

• 救济部门已筹集了近五十万美元。

  Relief agencies have collected nearly half a million US dollars.

• 他虽已年过花甲，但依旧很勤奋。

  He is over sixty, but he is still as diligent as ever.

• 天已经相当黑了，鸡已回窝上架。

  The sky has darkened considerably by chickens coming home to roost.

• 他们已私下海誓山盟，终身相爱。

  They have secretly exchanged vows and made pledges of eternal love.

• 他在公司的股份已摊薄了20%。

  His interest in the company has been diluted by 20%.

• 这块肉放了好几天，已开始发臭。

  The meat has been left out for days and has started to smell/stink.