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義
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义
🇨🇳

righteousness

HSK 10 N1
Human →Relations
yì
ギ
의
Phonosemantic compound. 羊 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. In ancient China sheep (羊) were associated with goodness and beauty, which is why 羊 is a component in characters like 美 (beautiful), 善 (benevolent), and 義 (justice).
Components
羊 sheep+ 我 I =
義 righteousness
羊 Meaning component
yáng sheep
sheep, goat
我 Phonetic component
wǒ I
our, us, i, me, my, we
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Early Warring States (~400 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
義
Regular
Modern
Chinese
义 / 義 [Yì]
surname Yi; (Tw) abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yì​dà​lì], Italy
义 / 義 [yì]
justice; righteousness; meaning; foster (father etc); adopted; artificial (tooth, limb etc); relationship; friendship
Japanese
義 ぎ 同音

noun

  1. morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor)
  2. meaning
  3. Buddhism teachings; doctrine
  4. nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
  5. prosthesis
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
義 ぎ
Gi given name
義 ただし
Tadashi given name
義 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
義 のり
Nori given name
義 まこと
Makoto given name
義 よし
Yoshi surname
義 よしかつ
Yoshikatsu unclassified name
義 よしつぐ
Yoshitsugu unclassified name
義 よしのり
Yoshinori given name
義 よしひろ
Yoshihiro given name
義 よしみ
Yoshimi given name
義 よしむら
Yoshimura surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
意义 [yì​yì] #871
sense
社会主义 [shè​huì​zhǔ​yì] #13,747
socialism
主义 [zhǔ​yì] #2,979
-ism
义务 [yì​wù] #3,601
duty
正义 [zhèng​yì] #2,802
justice
名义 [míng​yì] #3,868
name
定义 [dìng​yì] #4,794
definition
含义 [hán​yì] #5,482
meaning (implicit in a phrase)
资本主义 [zī​běn​zhǔ​yì] #14,015
capitalism
共产主义 [gòng​chǎn​zhǔ​yì] #11,044
communism
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 義務 [ぎむ] #2,830
duty
⭐ 正義 [せいぎ] #3,511
justice
⭐ 義理 [ぎり] #4,736
duty
⭐ 主義 [しゅぎ] #5,721
doctrine
⭐ 講義 [こうぎ] #6,027
lecture
⭐ 礼儀 [れいぎ] #6,330
manners
⭐ 定義 [ていぎ] #7,220
definition
律儀 [りちぎ] #7,321
upright
⭐ 意義 [いぎ] #7,770
meaning
⭐ 義母 [ぎぼ] #9,819
mother-in-law
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KOREAN WORDS (85)
신의 #1,645
fidelity; truthfulness
명의 #2,049
name; being in one's name
주의 #5,642
belief; attitude
의리 #13,069
justice; righteousness
강의 #15,860
lecture
정의 #17,287
justice
불의 #18,454
injustice; unrighteousness
의무 #22,987
duty; responsibility; obligation
의의 #23,991
meaning; sense
자본주의 #45,864
capitalism
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