Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 義 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (儀)
Simplified (仪)
rén person (side)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
儀
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
儀
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
儀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
儀
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
儀
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
儀
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
儀
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
儀
Seal
Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
儀
Regular
Modern
Chinese
仪 / 儀 [yí]
apparatus; rites; appearance; present; ceremony
Japanese
- ceremony
- matter; affair; case
- with regard to; as for; as concerns (used in letters, official notices, etc. after a person's name, personal pronoun, etc.)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
儀 ぎ
Gi surname
儀 ただし
Tadashi given name
CHINESE WORDS (86)
仪式 [yíshì] #2,309
ceremony
仪器 [yíqì] #5,313
instrument
礼仪 [lǐyí] #11,196
etiquette
仪表 [yíbiǎo] #13,678
appearance
殡仪馆 [bìnyíguǎn] #9,785
the undertaker's
扫描仪 [sǎomiáoyí] #12,047
scanner (device)
仪表盘 [yíbiǎopán] #22,265
dashboard
吴仪 [WúYí] #19,910
Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
司仪 [sīyí] #31,165
master of ceremonies (MC)
心仪 [xīnyí] #19,875
to admire
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JAPANESE WORDS (129)
⭐ 儀式 [ぎしき] #3,618
ceremony
⭐ お辞儀 [おじぎ] #6,256
bow
⭐ 礼儀 [れいぎ] #6,330
manners
⭐ 強気 [つよき] #6,917
confident
律儀 [りちぎ] #7,321
upright
⭐ 余儀なくされる [よぎなくされる] #8,110
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will)
⭐ 葬儀 [そうぎ] #10,527
funeral
難儀 [なんぎ] #10,648
troublesome (person, task, etc.)
礼儀正しい [れいぎただしい] #10,722
courteous
⭐ 行儀 [ぎょうぎ] #12,217
manners
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