亿
yì HSK2

hundred million

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approved by Peter Olson · Sep 27, 2021, 01:08 AM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Sep 27, 2021, 01:08 AM

original meaning

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Original meaning: quiet; at rest

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 乙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 億. Based on the original meaning "quiet; at rest". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component

亻 is a component form of 人.

Change in meaning
亻 hints at the original meaning of 亿, "quiet; at rest", which is no longer the most common meaning of 亿 in modern Mandarin.
乙
乙 Sound component

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode