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- second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- second in order
- letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1])
- ethyl
- bent
- winding
- radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
- (slang) maiden; young lady (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 乙女 "otome", used esp. to refer to romantic media and games aimed at women)
Trad. 乙腦
- Japanese encephalitis (abbr. for 乙型腦炎|乙型脑炎[yi3 xing2 nao3 yan2])
Trad. 乙遊
- otome game – a romance simulation game targeted at women, typically featuring female protagonists and multiple male love interests (abbr. for 乙女遊戲|乙女游戏[yi3 nu : 3 you2 xi4])
- Kong Yiji, protagonist of a short story of the same name by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4] depicting the life of a poor, unsuccessful scholar who clings to his Confucian ideals despite his dismal circumstances
- Sedum pachyphyllum (a succulent plant with red-tipped leaves); jelly bean plant
Trad. 乙型腦炎
- Japanese encephalitis, aka epidemic encephalitis B
Trad. 乙狀結腸
- sigmoid colon (anatomy)
- bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum
Trad. 乙種射線
- beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)
Trad. 乙種粒子
- beta particle (electron, esp. high speed electron emitted by radioactive nucleus)
Trad. 乙酰膽鹼
- acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)
- names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
- polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), trademarked as Teflon
Trad. 對乙酰氨基酚
- paracetamol
- acetaminophen
Trad. 太乙金華宗旨
- The Secret of the Golden Flower, a classic of Chinese Taoism published in the late 17th century
- (pharmacology) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic
Trad. 二氯苯胺苯乙酸鈉
- diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller)
- also called voltaren 扶他林
- one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)