yì

义

right conduct, propriety; justice

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Words with 义

意义 yì yì sense; meaning HSK 3
义务 yì wù duty; obligation HSK 4
含义 hán yì meaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning HSK 4
正义 zhèng yì justice; righteousness HSK 5
名义 míng yì name; titular HSK 6
主义 zhǔ yì -ism; ideology HSK 7–9
定义 dìng yì definition; to define HSK 7–9
社会主义 shè huì zhǔ yì socialism HSK 7–9
资本主义 zī běn zhǔ yì capitalism HSK 7–9
帝国主义 dì guó zhǔ yì imperialism HSK 7–9
官僚主义 guān liáo zhǔ yì bureaucracy HSK 7–9
见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause HSK 7–9

Character facts

Radical
丿 slash
Parts
丶 + 乂
Structure
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Unicode
U+4E49

Pictophonetic: sheep; simplified form of 義