伊 Strokes Write it Listen 伊 yī he she; this, that; used in transliterations HSK 7–9 6 strokes Radical 亻 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from亻meaningrénman, person; people尹soundyǐnto govern, to oversee; director How it works亻 hints at the meaning (person), and 尹 yǐn hints at the sound.