meaning; righteousness; justice

Character data

Radical ⽺ (123.7)
Strokes 13
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

義 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

Words containing 義

Word Meaning
New Democracy
On New Democracy (1940), by Mao Zedong
(Maoism) New Democracy (aka New Democratic Revolution)
Shin'ŭiju, capital of North Pyong'an Province, North Korea
to quote out of context (idiom)
Proudhonism, 19th century socialist theory
to reason with sb; to lecture
loyal (idiom); affectionate and true
meaningful; to have meaning; to have significance
statistically significant
to read text too literally; misinterpret
People's Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Futurism (artistic and social movement of the 20th century)
departmental selfishness; selfish departmentalism
book worship; bookishness
original meaning; literal sense
Peach Garden Oath; sworn brotherhood of three
to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” sān guó yǎn yì) (idiom)
totalitarianism
extremism
minimalism
optimism
opportunism; pragmatism
justice; righteousness; just
righteous struggle