翌 (yì) — (bound form) next, following (used before time words in formal/literary contexts)
Definition
A formal bound prefix meaning 'the following' — always placed before a time word (like 日, 年, 晨) and never used on its own.
bound form
nextfollowing (used before time words in formal/literary contexts)
Examples
- ，。yì Rì, tā àn shí dào dá le huì chǎng.The next day, he arrived at the meeting on time.
- 翌，。yì Nián chūn tiān, tā men zài cì jiàn miàn.The following spring, they met again.
- 翌，。yì Chén, tā fā xiàn chuāng wài xià xuě le.The next morning, she found it was snowing outside.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
翌 is made of 昱, which carries the meaning, and 羽, which gives the sound.
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