懿 (yì): (literary) exemplary, virtuous

懿 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) exemplary.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 忄 (heart). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 忄 heart22 strokesFrequency #9999

Definitions

  1. (literary) exemplary
  2. virtuous

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
懿亲yì qīn(formal) close kin
司马懿sī mǎ yìSima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
唐懿宗táng yì zōngEmperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼[Li3 Cui3], reigned 859-873
懿旨yì zhǐan imperial decree
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Total compounds
50
As first character
25
As last character
25
As middle character

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

AI-Generated

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.

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. . . n c y liàn 噏 S h o w dài zǔ yí huò huáng zōng zé lí nuò yì tàn bān dǎ qì

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Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 懿 (yì) mean in Chinese?
懿 (yì) primarily means "(literary) exemplary." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #9999 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 懿 have?
懿 is written with 22 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 懿?
The radical associated with 懿 is 忄 (heart). This radical appears in many characters related to heart.
What are common words containing 懿?
Common words with 懿 include: 懿亲 (yì qīn, "(formal) close kin"); 司马懿 (sī mǎ yì, "Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty"); 唐懿宗 (táng yì zōng, "Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼[Li3 Cui3], reigned 859-873"); 懿旨 (yì zhǐ, "an imperial decree"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
Is 懿 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 懿 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.