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懿

yì
adjective

Meanings

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

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