TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
伊
伊 ＝ 亻 ＋ 尹
ㄧ · yī
pronoun — that one, he/she (literary) — particle in some compounds
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
尹聲gives the soundyǐn — a hand holding a staff of office; drifted to yī
IFTyǐn → yī — initial, final and tone all moved off the donor
A person (亻) beside 尹, which draws a hand gripping a staff of office and carries the sound yǐn, worn far to yī. Used for that one, he or she in literary writing: 伊人, that person. It opens 伊始, the very beginning.
意 · Meanings
(本義)伊、伊人— that one; he, she常用
→伊始— the very beginning
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
依＝ ＋ 衣yīthe lookalike — 依 wraps around clothing 衣 for to lean on; 伊 sets (a ruling hand) beside the person尹yǐnthe sound it carries — 尹 alone is to govern, a hand on the staff of office