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

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Words containing 义

Word Meaning
chauvinism
a doubtful point
adoptive father
meaning of words; semantic
semantics
chivalrous; chivalry; knight-errantry
utilitarianism
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
dogmatism
colonialism
to fulfill one's duty; to work without asking for reward
asceticism
empiricism
righteous indignation; moral indignation
burn with righteous anger at injustice
volunteer army
as the name implies
hedonism
conservatism
put justice before family; punish own kin
loyalty; loyal and righteous; fealty
to be highly principled
novel or play on historical theme
volunteer army
high-minded and righteous person; patriot; loyalist