Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony

Chinese: 仪式。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 仪 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 仪式yí shìceremony
  • 仪器yí qìinstrument; apparatus
  • 礼仪lǐ yíetiquette; ceremony
  • 仪表yí biǎoappearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
  • 心仪xīn yíto admire

Example Sentence

开学典礼的仪式十分隆重。Kāi xué diǎn lǐ de yí shì shí fēn lóng zhòng.The opening ceremony was very grand.

开学Kāi xué(of a student) to start sc典礼diǎn lǐceremonydeof仪式yí shìceremony十分shí fēnvery隆重lóng zhònggrand