GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 124

易

易 is read as yì.

Pinyin

yì

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 易

Basic meaning

change; easy; exchange

Five element

Fire

Origin

Time: Zhou-period Yi place traditions; Zhou-period tradition, 1046-256 BCE

Place: Yi place traditions in northern China, often associated with today's Hebei region

Origin note

Yi surname traditions include ancient place-name explanations. The character also has a strong textual association with the Book of Changes, but that should not be treated as the surname origin by itself.

Historical figures

易顺鼎 (Yi Shunding)

1858-1920 CE · late Qing poet

A late Qing and early Republican literary figure.

易中天 (Yi Zhongtian)

born 1947 CE · scholar and writer

A contemporary scholar and public writer.

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