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  *乙* | 乙* | *乙
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乙* | 乙* | *乙
turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka
polystyrene
sigmoid colon (anatomy) / bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum
ethyl group (chemistry)
hepatitis B
type B / type II / beta-
(pharmacology) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic
vinyl / vinyl group (chemistry)
ethanol; ethyl alcohol
ethane (C2H6)
ethylene / vinyl
party B (in a contract) (cf. 甲方, party A)
hepatitis B
ether / diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5
acetic acid (CH3COOH) / ethanoic acid
DEET (insect repellent) (loanword)
acetylene / ethyne C2H2
acetyl radical CH3COO-
acetate CH3COO-
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
polythene / polyethylene
fifty-second year B4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1975 or 2035
(slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)
Sedum pachyphyllum (a succulent plant with red-tipped leaves); jelly bean plant
otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女遊戲|乙女游戏)
Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅 depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
Japanese encephalitis, aka epidemic encephalitis B
glycol / ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)
forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)
tetrachloroethylene
acetyl (chemistry)
ethoxy (chemistry)
(Tw) Ethernet
ethylamino group
one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)
twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055
beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)
acetaldehyde H3CCHO / ethanal
oxyacetylene
oxyacetylene torch
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
type B; category B; second class or grade; beta-
paracetamol / acetaminophen
beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)
acetyl radical CH3COO-
glycolic acid C2H4O3
ethyl acetate / acetidin
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
Styrene
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), trademarked as Teflon
vinyl chloride (chloroethene C2H3Cl)
thirty-second year B8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1955 or 2015
Japanese encephalitis (abbr. for 乙型腦炎|乙型脑炎)
to edit (a text); to revise (a manuscript)
Di Yi (died 1076 BC), Shang dynasty king, reigned 1101-1076 BC
ethylene oxide
an oxyacetylene torch
ethanethiol (chemistry)
diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller) / also called voltaren 扶他林
twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065
The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century
oxyacetylene welding
variant of 以太


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