意 (yì)
meaning/idea/intention
How 意 is written
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 音 — sound
- Traditional
- 意
- Simplified
- 意 (unchanged)
Common words using 意
- 任意 rènyì
- arbitrary; at will; at random
- 創意 chuàngyì
- creative; creativity
- 在意 zàiyì
- to care about; to mind
- 好意思 hǎoyìsi
- to have the nerve; what a cheek!; to feel no shame
- 如意 rúyì
- as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 意外 yìwài
- unexpected; accident; mishap
- 意思 yìsi
- idea; opinion; meaning
- 意義 yìyì
- sense; meaning; significance
- 意見 yìjiàn
- idea; opinion; suggestion
- 愜意 qièyì
- satisfied; pleased; contented
- 注意 zhùyì
- to take note of; to pay attention to
- 滿意 mǎnyì
- satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction
意 in a sentence
不好意思，我遲到了。
Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ chídào le.
“Sorry/Excuse me, I'm late.”
How common is 意?
意 is the 104th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 42.5% of all running text.
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