仪

儀
yí
noun #5,462

Meanings

  1. 1 apparatus; instrument
  2. 2 ceremony; rite
  3. 3 appearance; bearing

Examples

HSK 3
Yíqì hěn guì.
The instrument is expensive.
HSK 7-9
Yíshì hěn lóngzhòng.
The ceremony is grand.

Tips

usage
仪器 = instrument, 仪式 = ceremony, 礼仪 = etiquette.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person (left-side form of 人)
Person radical on the left - ceremonies, etiquette, and bearing are all about how a person comports themselves. 仪式 ritual, 礼仪 etiquette, 仪表 appearance - every sense of 仪 turns on human presence. Same radical anchors 仁 benevolence, 礼 ritual, 你 you - all about persons in social form.
phonetic
义 yì
righteousness; meaning (here phonetic)
Right side 义 supplies the sound: yì to yí with only tone shift. The traditional pair was 儀 / 義 - both heavily simplified to 仪 / 义 in the 1956 reform, so the modern character carries the y-initial across both halves of the simplification. Same phonetic also gives 议 (discuss), 蚁 (ant).

Stroke Order

仪 yí