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Chinese symbol for “moral”

寓意
yù yì
moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message

The closest CC-CEDICT match for moral is 寓意 (yù yì), defined as: moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

寓 yù
residence, lodge, dwelling
radical 40 ⼧ · 12 strokes
意 yì
thought, idea, opinion; desire, wish; meaning, intention
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “moral”

WordPinyinMeaning
启示 (啟示)qǐ shìto reveal; to enlighten

Related words

Other words that share a character with 寓意.

WordPinyinMeaning
公寓gōng yùapartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套 (tào))
寓言yù yánfable; allegory; parable; 则 (zé)
寓所yù suǒdwelling
公寓楼 (公寓樓)gōng yù lóuapartment building; measure word: 座 (zuò)
寓居yù jūto make one's home in; to reside in
注意zhù yìto take note of; to pay attention to
意见 (意見)yì jiànidea; opinion
意思yì siidea; opinion

See also: Japanese symbol for “moral”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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