疑 (yí): (bound form) to doubt, to suspect
疑 (yí) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) to doubt.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 匕 (structural), 矢 (structural) and 疋 (structural). It ranks #698 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 疑 an old man walking 疋 while holding 匕 a cane 矢. Its radical form 疋 (bolt of cloth) appears in many related characters such as 疏 (shū, to dredge).
Definitions
- (bound form) to doubt
- to suspect
Etymology & Origin
ideographicAn old man walking 疋 while holding 匕 a cane 矢
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 疑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 怀疑verb | huái yí | to doubt (sth) | 4 |
| 质疑verb | zhì yí | to call into question | 6 |
| 疑问noun | yí wèn | question | 5 |
| 无疑verb | wú yí | undoubtedly | 6 |
| 疑惑verb/noun | yí huò | to doubt | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毫无疑问phrase | háo wú yí wèn | certainty |
| 嫌疑犯noun | xián yí fàn | a suspect |
| 疑犯noun | yí fàn | a suspect |
| 嫌疑人noun | xián yí rén | a suspect |
| 可疑adjective | kě yí | suspicious |
| 嫌疑noun | xián yí | suspicion |
| 疑虑verb | yí lǜ | hesitation |
| 多疑adjective | duō yí | mistrustful |
| 疑点noun | yí diǎn | a doubtful point |
| 疑心noun | yí xīn | suspicion |
| 深信不疑phrase | shēn xìn bù yí | to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom) |
| 迟疑verb | chí yí | to hesitate |
| 起疑 | qǐ yí | to begin to suspect |
| 猜疑verb | cāi yí | to suspect |
| 疑云noun | yí yún | a haze of doubts and suspicions |
疑 appears in 69 compound words: 43 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 9 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 疑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (10)
to allow or admit no doubt; to not open to doubt; to be beyond doubt; to be absolutely certain
to take with a pinch of salt; to be doubtful; to be not quite convinced
Example Sentences
疑字由14笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
yí zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "疑" consists of 14 strokes and has a remarkably ingenious structure.
夜王—杨偲泳性感镜头疑遭刻意删减 公开绝密福利照凭歌寄意回应
yè wáng — yáng 偲 yǒng xìng gǎn jìng tóu yí zāo kè yì shān jiǎn gōng kāi jué mì fú lì zhào píng gē jì yì huí yīng
Night King - Yang Siyong's sexy footage is suspected of being deliberately deleted, and the public top-secret welfare photos respond with songs
男子骑车出游经南横疑自撞护栏 坠边坡送医不治
nán zǐ qí chē chū yóu jīng nán héng yí zì zhuàng hù lán zhuì biān pō sòng yī bù zhì
The man was riding a bicycle through South Heng and was suspected of crashing into a guardrail and falling down a slope and was taken to hospital where he died
《异能》金度勋疑吃Karina豆腐!被目击揉她手指 亲喊...
yì néng jīn dù xūn yí chī K a r i n a dòu fǔ ! bèi mù jī róu tā shǒu zhǐ qīn hǎn . . .
"Superpower" Kim Do-hoon suspected of eating Karina tofu! was seen rubbing her fingers and shouting...
上水粉锦公路3狗疑被虐待 1狗尾巴几乎甩脱
shàng shuǐ fěn jǐn gōng lù 3 gǒu yí bèi nüè dài 1 gǒu wěi bā jī hū shuǎi tuō
Sheung Shui Fenjin Highway 3 dogs suspected of being abused 1 dog's tail almost fell off
回应法国质疑 欧委会称受邀参加“和平委员会”会议是....
huí yīng fǎ guó zhì yí ōu wěi huì chèn shòu yāo cān jiā hé píng wěi yuán huì huì yì shì . . . .
In response to France's doubts, the European Commission said it was invited to participate in the meeting of the "Peace Commission"....
两个侦探跟着嫌疑人。
Liǎng gè zhēntàn gēnzhe xiányírén.
Two detectives followed the suspect.
警方逮捕了嫌疑人。
Jǐngfāng dàibǔ le xiányírén.
The police arrested the suspect.
汤姆怀疑地看着玛丽。
Tāngmǔ huáiyí de kàn zhe Mǎlì.
Tom looked at Mary suspiciously.
汤姆怀疑玛丽是否诚实。
Tāngmǔ huáiyí Mǎlì shìfǒu chéngshí.
Tom doubts whether Mary is honest.
Character Family
疋 Radical Family — Characters sharing the bolt of cloth radical
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