异
yì HSK6

different

异 (異) yì
different adjective
not the same; other; of a different kind or hetero-

这种物质具有异于金属的物理特性。

zhè zhǒng wù​zhì jù​yǒu yì yú jīn​shǔ de wù​lǐ tè​xìng.

This substance has physical properties different from those of metals.

unusual adjective
strange, surprising, or extraordinary

深夜的荒野中偶尔会闪过一道异光。

shēn​yè de huāng​yě zhōng ǒu'ěr huì shǎn guo yī dào yì guāng.

Occasionally, a strange light flashes in the wilderness late at night.

distinguish adjective
to separate, differentiate, or discriminate

这篇论文详细探讨了两者的异同。

zhè piān lùn​wén xiáng​xì tàn​tǎo le liǎng zhě de yì tóng.

This paper explores the similarities and differences between the two in detail.

Frequency
Character
Written text
709th most common 272.5 per million
Movie subtitles
993rd most common 105.3 per million appears in 41% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
19.1 per million appears in 7% of films
Written text
29.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Traditional
異
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+5F02

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)