Meaning
justice; righteousness; meaning
Chinese: 意义、正义。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yi” becomes a different word in each tone. 义 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 意义yì yìsense; meaning; significance; importance
- 义务yì wùduty; obligation (; volunteer (work etc)
- 含义hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning; hidden meaning; hint
- 正义zhèng yìjustice; righteousness; just; righteous
- 名义míng yìname; titular; nominal; in name
Example Sentence
帮助别人是我们的义务。Bāng zhù bié ren shì wǒ men de yì wù.Helping others is our duty.
帮助Bāng zhùassistance别人bié renother people是shìis我们wǒ menwe的deof义务yì wùduty。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 義 (羊 over 我). It means ‘righteousness, justice; meaning, sense; relationship/loyalty; adopted (relationship); artificial’ (意义, 正义, 义务).
A way to remember it
‘Meaning; righteousness’: 意义 (meaning), 正义 (justice).