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°

Who's second always gets a silver medal.

Maud Younger is proudly holding her silver medal in the camera.

The character 乙 actually looks like the character 2.
turning stroke (in Chinese characters) / see also 折[zhe2]
turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]

乙 character breakdown

The character 乙 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 乙 as component

long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary / a surname

寿 = + : Mnemonic symbol: 寿桃包, a longevity peach bun.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) wants to have a long life, so he decided to just stay in a golden cage (丰) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4) and has someone bring him longevity peach buns (寿) every now and then. Every time he gets his snack he gives the person the thumbs up (寸).
to beg

= 𠂉 + : The beggar gives the Queen of Hearts her key which he found. As a reward, she awards him a silver medal, pronouncing him second grade knight of the royal court.
100 million

亿 = + : A big sack of money with a big dollar sign on it.

亿 = + : Maud Younger and Rosa Luxemburg are fighting about a sack of money with 100000000 bucks. Maud has the advantage of having a silver medal to beat Rosa with.
skill / art

= + : Maud Younger (y) got a silver medal (乙) for her mad gymnastics skills (艺) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), where she performed her gymnastics on sheets of artificial lawn (艹).
to recollect / to remember / memory

= + : Maud Younger (y) often recollects (忆) her time fighting in the mma world championship using her beloved flail (忄), which she keeps framed in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Once she won a silver medal (乙), which hangs next to her flail. She is fond of recalling these dear memories (忆).
to dig / to scoop out

= + : Willy Walrus (w) earned a silver medal (乙) for carefully scooping out (穵) cave paintings (穴) in front of the ashram (a1).
variant of 凼[dang4]
yttrium (chemistry)
rock / phonetic "dol" used in names (Korean kugja)
first character in place name 乤浦 "Halpho" (Korean gugja)
one of the characters used in kwukyel (phonetic "hol"), an ancient Korean writing system
archaic Korean hanja pronounced dul, phonetic 斗 du plus 乙 ul

Words with 乙

ethylene / vinyl
ether / diethyl ether C2H5OC2H5
acetic acid (CH3COOH) / ethanoic acid
acetylene / ethyne C2H2
forty-second year B6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1965 or 2025
hepatitis B
sigmoid colon (anatomy) / bent colon, linking the descending colon to the rectum
second party (law) / see also 甲方[jia3 fang1]
second party (law) (contrasted with 甲方[jia3 fang1])
diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller) / also called voltaren 扶他林

Sentences with 乙

乙 currently does not appear in any sentence.