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Information of 义

Pinyin yì

Radical

丶

Strokes

3 strokes

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Definition

justice / righteousness / meaning

义 (yì) 1. 公正合宜的道理或举动。 Justice or reasonable actions. 2. 合乎正义或公益的。 Conforming to justice or public good. 3. 情谊。 Friendship or feelings of goodwill. 4. 意思，人对事物认识到的内容。 Meaning; the content recognized by a person regarding something. 5. 指认为亲属的。 Referring to those considered as relatives. 6. 人工制造的（人体的部分）。 Man-made (parts of the body). 7. 姓。 A surname. --- 义 (yì) 1. 公正合宜的道理或举动：正义。 Just actions or principles: justice. 2. 合乎正义或公益的：正义的举动。 Justice or public good: actions of righteousness. 3. 情谊：情谊重于山。 Friendship: loyalty as solid as a mountain. 4. 意思，人对事物认识到的内容：解释含义。 Meaning: explaining the implications or definitions. 5. 指认为亲属的：义父。 Referring to relatives: adoptive father. 6. 人工制造的（人体的部分）：义肢。 Artificially made body parts: prosthetics. 7. 姓。 A surname. --- 义 (yì) [noun] 【本义】: 正义; 合宜的道德、行为或道理 Original Meaning: Justice; proper ethics, actions, or principles. 【造字法】: 会意。从我，从羊。“我”是兵器，又表仪仗; “羊”表祭牲。 Character Composition: Ideographic; combines "I" (representing weapons) and "sheep" (representing sacrificial offerings). - 同本义 ([En.] justice; righteous; just) - 情谊 ([En.] friendly feelings; friendly sentiments) - 意义;意思 ([En.] meaning) - 理 ([En.] reason). - 姓 ([En.] surname) --- 义 (yì) [adjective] - 名义上的 ([En.] artificial; nominal; adopted) - 与志愿者有关的; 由志愿者组成的 ([En.] volunteer) - 善; 美 ([En.] good) - 用于施舍、救济的; 为公益而不取报酬的 ([En.] public) - 假的 ([En.] false) - 另见 yí --- 义 (yí) 1. (“仪”的古字) An ancient form for "仪". 2. 仪容; 状貌 ([En.] appearance; looks) 3. 仪制; 法度 ([En.] laws). 4. 另见 yì --- 义 (yí) 1. (“仪”的古字) An ancient form for "仪". 2. 仪容; 状貌 ([En.] appearance; looks) 3. 仪制; 法度 ([En.] laws). 4. 另见 yì

唯物主义 wéi wù zhǔ yì

materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality

唯心主义 wéi xīn zhǔ yì

philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness

历史唯物主义 lì shǐ wéi wù zhǔ yì

historical materialism (Marx's theory of history)

辩证唯物主义 biàn zhèng wéi wù zhǔ yì

dialectical materialism

唯物主义者 wéi wù zhǔ yì zhě

materialist

客观唯心主义 kè guān wéi xīn zhǔ yì

objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)

严义埙 yán yì xūn

Yan Yixun

平均主义 píng jūn zhǔ yì

egalitarianism

义愤填膺 yì fèn tián yīng

righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice

义塾 yì shú

private school charging no tuition

义勇军 yì yǒng jūn

volunteer army

见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi

to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause

义勇 yì yǒng

courageous / righteous and courageous

孝义 Xiào yì

Xiaoyi county level city in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西

封建主义 fēng jiàn zhǔ yì

feudalism

黄巢起义 Huáng Cháo qǐ yì

Huang Chao peasant uprising 875-884 in late Tang, led by Huang Chao

巩义市 Gǒng yì shì

Gongyi county level city in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], Henan

礼义廉耻 lǐ yì lián chǐ

sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honor (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])

背信弃义 bèi xìn qì yì

breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray / treachery / perfidy

忘恩负义 wàng ēn fù yì

to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth

忠义 zhōng yì

loyal and righteous / fealty / loyalty

恐怖主义 kǒng bù zhǔ yì

terrorism

义愤 yì fèn

righteous indignation / moral indignation

慷慨就义 kāng kǎi jiù yì

go to one's death like a hero / die a martyr's death

扩张主义 kuò zhāng zhǔ yì

expansionism

义和拳 Yì hé quán

the Righteous and Harmonious Fists / the Boxers (history)

大义凛然 dà yì lǐn rán

devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)

古典主义 gǔ diǎn zhǔ yì

classicism

冒险主义 mào xiǎn zhǔ yì

adventurism (a left-wing error against Mao's line during the 1930s)

民族主义 mín zú zhǔ yì

nationalism / national self-determination / principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers) / racism