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懿

yì
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 exemplary
  2. 2 virtuous
  3. 3 fine; admirable

Examples

太后颁布了懿旨。
Tàihòu bānbù le yì zhǐ.
The empress dowager issued an imperial decree.
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