意 — Chinese character
意
yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
- Pinyin
- yì
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 音 心
- Formation
- pictophonetic — heart; meaning component 心; sound component 音
- Japanese
- 意 as a kanji
Common words with 意
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 注意 | zhù yì | to take note of; to pay attention to |
| 意见 (意見) | yì jiàn | idea; opinion |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; opinion |
| 意义 (意義) | yì yì | sense; meaning |
| 愿意 (願意) | yuàn yì | to wish; to want |
| 同意 | tóng yì | to agree; to consent |
| 意识 (意識) | yì shí | consciousness; awareness; (usu. followed by 到 (dào)) to be aware of; to realize |
| 意外 | yì wài | unexpected; accident |
| 满意 (滿意) | mǎn yì | satisfied; pleased |
| 意味着 (意味著) | yì wèi zhe | to signify; to mean |
| 故意 | gù yì | deliberately; on purpose |
| 生意 | shēng yì | life force; vitality |
English words written with 意
意 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Art of War 4 · Mencius 2 · Zhuangzi 60 · Great Learning 6
- Analects 9.4
- Art of War 1.5–6
- Art of War 1.24
- Art of War 6.5
- Art of War 11.60
- Mencius 4A.25
- Mencius 5A.4
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
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