meaning; righteousness; justice

HSK 5 #208

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 208th character
Radical ⼃ (4.2)
Strokes 3
Index # 57
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

义 yì
  1. 1. meaning
  2. 2. righteousness
  3. 3. justice
  4. 4. relationship
  5. 5. friendship
  6. 6. adopted
  7. 7. foster (father etc)
  8. 8. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  9. 9. surname Yi
  10. 10. TW abbr. for yì dà lì, Italy

Stroke order

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Words containing 义

Word Meaning
meaning; significance; importance
duty; obligation; volunteer (work etc)
justice; righteousness; just
-ism; ideology
to define; definition
connotation; meaning (implicit in a phrase)
negative connotation; derogatory sense
see what is right and act bravely
nominal; in name; name
racism
communism
terrorism
teachings; doctrine; creed
uprising; revolt; insurrection
humanitarian (aid); humanism
ungrateful; forget kindness and turn hostile
socialism
capitalism
charity bazaar; jumble sale (for good cause)
morality; righteousness and justice
liberalism
bureaucracy
spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice; code of brotherhood
treachery
imperialism
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