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义

yì

right conduct, propriety; justice

🔤 Pictophonetic: ⺷ (sheep; simplified form of 義) provides meaning, 乂 provides pronunciation
HSK 5 3 strokes Very Common (2%)
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

丶
diǎn
dot
乂
yì
to govern; to control; to nurture
⿻丶乂 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3

Component Tree i

diǎn
丶
dot
1 strokes
yì
乂
to govern; to control; to nurture
💡 Ideographic: Shears, for cultivating a garden
2 strokes

Words Using 义 (408)

yìwù
义务 ↗
HSK 5
duty / obligation / commitment / volunteer duty / CL:[[項|项<xiàng>]] / mandatory / voluntary
yìyì
意义 ↗
HSK 5
sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
biǎnyì
贬义 ↗
HSK 6
derogatory sense / negative connotation
dìngyì
定义 ↗
HSK 6
definition
jiànyìyǒngwéi
见义勇为 ↗
HSK 6
to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause
zhǔyì
主义 ↗
HSK 6
-ism / ideology
zhèngyì
正义 ↗
HSK 6
justice / righteousness / just / righteous
hányì
含义 ↗
HSK 6
meaning (implicit in a phrase) / implied meaning / hidden meaning / hint / connotation
yì
义 ↗
justice / righteousness / meaning
jiǎngyì
讲义 ↗
teaching materials
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