懿 (yì): (literary) exemplary, virtuous
懿 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) exemplary.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 壹 (phonetic) and 恣 (structural). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 懿 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 恨 (hèn, to hate), 情 (qíng, feeling, emotion), 快 (kuài, fast, happy).
Definitions
- (literary) exemplary
- virtuous
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 司马懿 | sī mǎ yì | Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty |
| 懿亲 | yì qīn | (formal) close kin |
| 唐懿宗 | táng yì zōng | Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼, reigned 859-873 |
| 懿旨noun | yì zhǐ | an imperial decree |
懿 appears in 4 compound words: 50 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
他懿甘情愿地帮助每一个需要帮助的人。
tā yì gān qíng yuàn dì bāng zhù měi yī gè xū yāo bāng zhù de rén .
He willingly helps anyone who needs assistance.
中国石油大学(华东)石油工程学院学生王子懿,常在院士文库书墙上的沈忠厚箴言前驻足。
zhōng guó shí yóu dà xué ( huá dōng ) shí yóu gōng chéng xué yuàn xué shēng wáng zǐ yì , cháng zài yuàn shì wén kù shū qiáng shàng de shěn zhōng hòu 箴 yán qián zhù zú .
Wang Ziyi, a student in the School of Petroleum Engineering at China University of Petroleum (East China), often pauses in front of Shen Zhonghou’s aphorisms on the bookshelf in the Academician Library.
原大中华区总裁司懿德预计将出任亚太事业部董事总经理,新架构计划 7 月 1 日落地。
yuán dà zhōng huá qū zǒng cái sī yì dé yù jì jiāng chū rèn yà tài shì yè bù dǒng shì zǒng jīng lǐ , xīn jià gòu jì huá 7 yuè 1 rì luò dì .
Si Yide, former president of Greater China, is expected to assume the role of managing director of the Asia-Pacific Business Unit, with the new organizational structure set to take effect on July 1.
王懿律:一路走来经历了无数次跌倒与“破茧重生”
wáng yì lǜ : yī lù zǒu lái jīng lì le wú shǔ cì diē dǎo yǔ pò 茧 chóng shēng
Wang Yilü: Along the way, I’ve experienced countless setbacks and “emerged from the cocoon”
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 心 (heart) component
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