Chinese name character
Chinese name character 怡
yí
The character 怡 (Mandarin yí) appears in 30 names and 4 syllables in this reference and is spelled Yee, Yi, Ee, Eei and Yii in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “cheerful, joyous”, “cheerful, happy” and “joy, harmony”.
- Names and syllables
- 34
- Malaysian spellings
- 5
- Strokes
- 8
- Attested in records
- 6
34 names and syllables in this reference have 怡 as one of their character options. For 6 of them, 怡 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.
Meanings of 怡: the recorded options
cheerful, joyous
in 19 character options · attested
cheerful, happy
in 15 character options · attested
joy, harmony
in 7 character options · attested
cheerful, pleased
in 3 character options · attested
Unihan definition: harmony; pleasure, joy; be glad
What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.
Malaysian spellings of 怡
| Spelling | Romanization | attested in name records |
|---|---|---|
| Yee | Hokkien · Cantonese · Hakka +1 | attested in name records |
| Yi | Cantonese · Mandarin | attested in name records |
| Ee | Hokkien | attested in name records |
| Eei | Hokkien · Cantonese | possible |
| Yii | Hakka | possible |
Readings of 怡 by dialect
Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin yí and Cantonese ji4.
30 names that can be written with 怡
- Xin Yi♀欣怡 · 心怡 · 馨怡
- Jia Yi♀嘉怡 · 佳怡 · 家怡
- Yi Xuan♀怡萱 · 怡軒 · 儀萱
- Sin Yee♀倩怡 · 倩儀 · 善儀
- Yee Ling♀怡玲 · 儀玲 · 綺玲
- Mei Yee♀美儀 · 美怡 · 美宜
- Wai Yee♀慧怡 · 慧儀 · 惠儀
- Yi Wei♂♀怡威 · 怡薇 · 依薇
- Ee Nah♀维娜 · 怡娜 · 依娜
- Ee Wah♀怡华 · 依華
- Ee Wei♀颐沩 · 怡薇
- Eei Hui♀儀慧 · 怡慧 · 怡惠
- Hooi Yee♀慧怡 · 惠怡 · 慧漪
- Keng Ee♂敬怡 · 景怡 · 慶怡
- Mei Yi♀美兒 · 美怡 · 美儀
- Mun Yee♀敏仪 · 文仪 · 敏怡
- Mun Yi♀敏意 · 敏仪 · 文怡
- Pui Yi♀佩儿 · 佩怡 · 佩仪
- Yan Yee♀恩儀 · 恩怡 · 欣怡
- Yee Han♂怡漢 · 以翰
- Yee See♀怡詩 · 宜詩 · 綺思
- Yee Voon♀怡文 · 依文
- Zii Yii♀梓瑜 · 子怡 · 紫怡
- Ee Cheong♂怡昌 · 怡章
- Yee Wei♂義偉 · 毅偉 · 怡偉
- Yi Qin♂逸钦 · 义勤 · 艺琴
- Yijun♀怡君 · 宜君
- Yiting♀依婷 · 怡婷
- Yiwen♂♀懿文 · 怡文 · 逸文
- Zi Yi♀子怡 · 梓怡 · 子仪
4 syllables that can stand for 怡
Sources
- Wiktionary: 怡 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 怡 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Unicode Unihan Database: U+6021 · unicode.org · meaning
Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.
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Frequently asked questions
What does 怡 mean in a name?
Our records give several meanings for 怡, including “cheerful, joyous”, “cheerful, happy”, “joy, harmony” and “cheerful, pleased”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.
How is 怡 spelled in Malaysia?
In our records 怡 is spelled Yee (Hokkien, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew), Yi (Cantonese, Mandarin), Ee (Hokkien), Eei (Hokkien, Cantonese) and Yii (Hakka). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.
Is every Yee written 怡?
Not necessarily. The spelling Yee can also stand for 儀, 貽, 漪, 宜, 綺. Only the family knows which character was chosen.