義 (yì)
justice; meaning; righteousness
How 義 is written
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 羊 — sheep
- Traditional
- 義
- Simplified
- 义
Common words using 義
- 俠義 xiáyì
- chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry
- 名義 míngyì
- name; titular; nominal
- 含義 hányì
- meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning
- 定義 dìngyì
- definition
- 意義 yìyì
- sense; meaning; significance
- 正義 zhèngyì
- justice; righteousness; just
- 社會主義 shèhuìzhǔyì
- socialism
- 義務 yìwù
- duty; obligation; commitment
- 義氣 yìqì
- spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood; also pr. [yi4 qi5]
- 義無反顧 yìwúfǎngù
- honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back; no surrender; to pursue justice with no second thoughts
- 三民主義 sānmínzhǔyì
- Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people (late 1890s)
- 不義 bùyì
- injustice
義 in a sentence
這部電影非常有教育意義。
Zhè bù diànyǐng fēicháng yǒu jiàoyù yìyì.
“This movie has great educational significance.”
How common is 義?
義 is the 208th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 56.6% of all running text.
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