Shuowen component 514: 乙
About this component
Component: 乙
Seal font (Chongxi): 乙
Mandarin: yǐ
Sino-Vietnamese: ất
Japanese: オツ (otsu) ; イツ (itsu) ; きのと (kinoto) ; おと (oto)
Korean: UL / 을
Unihan definition: second; 2nd heavenly stem
Variants: 乚
Shuowen entry
象春艸木冤曲而出，陰气尚彊，其出乙乙也。與丨同意。乙承甲，象人頸。凡乙之屬皆从乙。