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义

Traditional: 義

yì

yì · ji6 (Jyutping)

  1. (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
  2. justice
  3. righteousness
  4. meaning
  5. foster (father etc)
  6. adopted
  7. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  8. relationship
  9. friendship
  10. surname Yi

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

义

Meaning
right conduct, righteousness
Radical
丿
Strokes
3
Components
⿻丶乂
Cangjie
IK
Four-corner
4000

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