Chinese symbol for “semantic”
语义
yǔ yì
Traditional: 語義
meaning of words; semantic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for semantic is 语义 (yǔ yì), defined as: meaning of words; semantic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “semantic”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 语义.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 标语 (標語) | biāo yǔ | written slogan; placard |
| 言语 (言語) | yán yǔ | words; speech |
| 语文 (語文) | yǔ wén | literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) |
| 意义 (意義) | yì yì | sense; meaning |
| 主义 (主義) | zhǔ yì | -ism; ideology |
| 社会主义 (社會主義) | shè huì zhǔ yì | socialism |
See also: Japanese symbol for “semantic”.
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.