yì

癔

Character · Noun · AdjectiveTraditional義

justice; loyalty; meaning

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Meanings

6 senses · 11 examples
1.

noun

justice; righteousness; what is morally right

Often used in compound words related to morality and ethics.

Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
jiǎng讲
yì义
qi气
de的
rén人
 。

He is a person who values loyalty and righteousness.

Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
shēn伸
zhāng张
zhèng正
yì义
 。

We should uphold justice.

2.

noun

affection; friendship; loyalty among friends

Commonly used in the compound 义气 (yìqi).

Tā他
men们
liǎng两
rén人
jié结
bài拜
le了
xiōng兄
dì弟
 ,
cóng从
cǐ此
yǒu有
le了
xiōng兄
dì弟
qíng情
yì义
 。

The two of them became sworn brothers, and from then on had the loyalty of brothers.

Jiāng江
hú湖
yì义
qì气
bù不
néng能
dài代
tì替
fǎ法
lǜ律
 。

The code of brotherhood cannot replace the law.

3.

noun

meaning; significance; sense

Used in linguistic and semantic contexts.

Zhè这
gè个
cí词
de的
hán含
yì义
hěn很
shēn深
 。

This word has deep meaning.

Zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
méi没
yǒu有
yì意
yì义
 。

There is no point in doing this.

4.

adjective

adoptive; foster; related by adoption rather than blood

Used as a prefix in kinship terms.

Tā他
shì是
wǒ我
de的
yì义
fù父
 。

He is my adoptive father.

Tā她
rèn认
le了
yī一
gè个
yì义
nǚ女
 。

She took in an adopted daughter.

5.

adjective

artificial; prosthetic; man-made (of body parts)

Used in medical contexts for prosthetics.

Tā他
zhuāng装
le了
yī一
gè个
yì义
zhī肢
 。

He was fitted with a prosthetic limb.

Yì义
yǎn眼
jì技
shù术
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
xiān先
jìn进
le了
 。

Prosthetic eye technology is already very advanced.

6.

noun

surname Yi

A rare Chinese surname.

Yì义
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
fù负
zé责
rén人
 。

Mr. Yi is the person in charge here.