逸 yì to flee
to flee; to escape; to break loose
怎么记住“逸”: 辶 walking + 兔 rabbit = to flee. While the family is out walking, the pet rabbit finds the gate open and races off as if born to flee.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
逸 = 辶 walking + 兔 rabbit
- 辶 walking meaning
- 兔 rabbit meaning
While the family is out walking, the pet rabbit finds the gate open and races off as if born to flee.
How it came to be
Walking and the rabbit together: getting away, as a rabbit is good at running off.
用法
- 'Ease/leisure' and 'to escape'. Comfort sense: 安逸 (ānyì) easy and comfortable, 逸事 (yìshì) an anecdote.
- Escape sense: 逃逸 (táoyì) to flee (esp. a hit-and-run driver: 肇事逃逸 zhàoshì táoyì).
- 以逸待劳 (yǐyì-dàiláo): to wait at ease for a tired enemy, conserving strength.