Yi

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Also written:
一 yī "one, each, every". [noted -ed]

Wang Yi (Chinese: 王绎; pinyin: Wáng Yì); ca. (1333-unknown) was a Chinese painter of human figures during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368).

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Ren Yi (Chinese: 任頤; 1840–1896), also known as Ren Bonian, was a painter and son of a rice merchant who supplemented his income by doing portraits.

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Shangguan Yi (Chinese: 上官儀; 608 – 4 January 665), courtesy name Youshao (游韶), was a Chinese poet and politician.

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Li Yi (Chinese: 李益; pinyin: Lǐ Yì; about 746/748–827/829) was a poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Zhao Yi (Chinese: 趙翼; 1727–1814) was a poet, historian, and critic during the Qing dynasty in China.

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Jin Yi (Chinese: 金逸, courtesy name Xianxian 纖纖; 1770–1794) was a Qing dynasty poet from Suzhou.

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Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; pinyin: Wáng Yì; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who has been serving as Director of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office since January 2023, and as Minister of Foreign Affairs of China since July 2023 (previously from 2013 to 2022).

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Wang Yi (Chinese: 王逸; c. 89–158 CE), courtesy name Shushi (Chinese: 叔師), was a Chinese anthologist, librarian, and poet during the Eastern Han dynasty who was employed in the Imperial Library by the Later Han emperor Shun Di (r. 125–144 CE).

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Jia Yi (Chinese: 贾谊; pinyin: Jiǎ Yì; c. 200 – 169 BCE) was a Chinese essayist, poet and politician of the Western Han dynasty, best known as one of the earliest known writers of fu rhapsody and for his essay "Guo Qin Lun (The Faults of Qin)", which criticises the Qin dynasty and describes Jia's opinions on the reasons for its collapse.

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Fu Shiqi (Chinese: 傅诗淇; born May 17, 1990), known professionally by his stage name Cheng Yi (Chinese: 成毅), is a Chinese actor and singer. He made his television debut in Chinese television drama ‘Beauty World’ (2011) and graduated from Central Academy of Drama in 2012.

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This name can also be written 懿 Yì meaning "virtuous; admirable; esteemed".
*https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/懿

Yi is in the given name of Ziyi (子怡) Zhang (章), a Chinese actress and model born in 1979. She is known for the role of Chiyo/Sayuri in the 2005 American movie: 'Memoirs of a Geisha'.

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Yi (懿 Yì) Chen (陈 Chén) born 2001 is a Chinese Paralympic swimmer. She won a gold medal in Paris 2024 and four medals in Rio 2016.

Yi is a minor character in "Wild Kratts".

Yi is a genus of scansoriopterygid dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic of China. Its full name is Yi qi, and bears the distinction of the shortest scientific name for a dinosaur.

So short for a name, Americans would be confused with the pronunciation... probably very common name/surname in China.

Yi Suchong, a male character in the game "Bioshock."

Pronounced 'ee'. Can also mean 'one'.

I wouldn't say that 怡 ("joy, harmony") is usually only feminine. I have a close male friend with this character in his name, and trust me, his parents aren't the type to give their son a girl name. :)

An author of books for very young children is named Patrick Yi, I believe.