懿 (yì): exemplary

Meanings

1 exemplary
2 virtuous
3 fine; admirable

Characters

懿

yì

exemplary; virtuous

Examples

HSK 7-9

太后颁布了懿旨。

Tàihòu bānbù le yì zhǐ.

The empress dowager issued an imperial decree.

HSK 7-9

我们称赞她的懿德和高尚品格。

Wǒmen chēngzàn tā de yì dé hé gāoshàng pǐngé.

We praise her fine virtue and noble character.

Tips

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懿 is a literary word for "exemplary virtue", used in 懿德 ("fine virtue") and 懿旨, a decree from an empress or empress dowager.

Components

radical

心 xīn

heart; mind

心 is the heart radical at the bottom right. Virtue is something seated in the heart, which is why 懿 is indexed under it.

phonetic

壹 yī

one (formal); single-minded

壹 on the left supplies the sound (yī shifted to yì) and adds a faint flavour of devoted single-mindedness, fitting the idea of steadfast virtue in 懿.

semantic

次 cì

order; next

次 sits above the heart on the right, part of the element that pairs with the heart radical to express a quality held in the mind.

Stroke Order

懿 yì

Related Words

司马懿 Sīmǎ Yì

Sima Yi (179-251), Wei strategist and founder of the ruling house of the Jin dynasty / courtesy name Zhongda (仲达)

令 lìng HSK 5 #523

to order; to command / to cause; to make (someone do or feel something) / decree; warrant; writ / season / honorific prefix for the listener's relatives (your) / virtuous; admirable / short song or poem (in classical lyric) / government position (old)

模范 mófàn HSK 5 #9,505

model; fine example; role model / exemplary (as adjective)

罚款 fákuǎn HSK 5 #9,515

to fine (impose a monetary penalty) / fine; penalty (money)

也好 yěhǎo HSK 5 #5,803

that's fine / may as well / whether... or...

瑜 yú #6,326

fine jade / luster of jade / virtues; merits

细 xì HSK 4 #5,129

thin; slender; fine / delicate; detailed; careful

佳 jiā #4,388

beautiful; fine / good; excellent

致 zhì HSK 7-9 #4,182

to send; to deliver / to cause; to result in / fine; delicate

典型 diǎnxíng HSK 4 #3,861

typical; representative / classic; model; exemplary