译 yì translate
translate; to interpret
How to remember 译: 讠 words + 𠬤 watch over = translate. Mum types her teenage son's words into an app to watch over his chats, but it cannot translate his slang.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
译 = 讠 words + 𠬤 watch over
- 讠 words meaning
- 𠬤 watch over sound
Mum types her teenage son's words into an app to watch over his chats, but it cannot translate his slang.
How it came to be
Speech gives the meaning and the right part the sound; the simplified form writes both parts more briefly.
How it is used
- 'To translate, interpret': bound, lives mainly in 翻译 (fānyì) translate/translator and 口译 (kǒuyì) interpreting, 笔译 (bǐyì) written translation.
- 翻译 covers both the act and the person; 译文 (yìwén) = the translated text.
- With the 讠 (speech) radical: 译 is about converting between languages.
Words with 译
Example sentences
- 请把这句话翻译成英语。 Qǐng bǎ zhè jù huà fānyì chéng Yīngyǔ.Please translate this sentence into English.