Read Edit View history 义 yìYì HSK3 justice Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character 義. Phonosemantic compound. 羊 represents the meaning and 我 represents the sound. In ancient China sheep (羊) were associated with goodness and beauty, which is why 羊 is a component in characters like 美 (beautiful), 善 (benevolent), and 義 (justice). Pinyin Separate values with commas yì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 义 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 義 ×义 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 义 Simp strokes 义 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 义 Simp strokes 义 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 义 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 333, 649 ], [ 423, 592 ], [ 451, 553 ] ], [ [ 588, 677 ], [ 628, 623 ], [ 621, 498 ], [ 584, 362 ], [ 561, 311 ], [ 526, 257 ], [ 457, 187 ], [ 370, 130 ], [ 303, 98 ], [ 195, 64 ], [ 142, 54 ] ], [ [ 243, 466 ], [ 307, 432 ], [ 525, 196 ], [ 608, 123 ], [ 672, 78 ], [ 717, 57 ], [ 949, 30 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 355 606 Q 389 579 423 547 Q 436 534 453 535 Q 463 535 469 549 Q 473 564 464 593 Q 452 629 350 654 Q 334 658 328 655 Q 324 651 325 638 Q 328 628 355 606 Z", "M 532 227 Q 631 341 658 556 Q 662 599 671 625 Q 675 640 666 648 Q 644 670 618 681 Q 593 693 582 689 Q 572 683 575 671 Q 629 491 529 306 Q 514 282 496 260 L 465 228 Q 428 195 384 165 Q 323 119 151 64 Q 139 63 135 57 Q 128 53 139 47 Q 181 40 319 87 Q 436 132 498 189 L 532 227 Z", "M 498 189 Q 652 14 706 8 Q 859 8 912 15 Q 958 19 955 32 Q 954 39 907 53 Q 736 98 677 126 Q 608 162 532 227 L 496 260 Q 417 333 338 426 Q 298 471 260 473 Q 241 474 237 469 Q 234 462 251 449 Q 329 401 465 228 L 498 189 Z" ] } 3 strokes 义 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 333, 649 ], [ 423, 592 ], [ 451, 553 ] ], [ [ 588, 677 ], [ 628, 623 ], [ 621, 498 ], [ 584, 362 ], [ 561, 311 ], [ 526, 257 ], [ 457, 187 ], [ 370, 130 ], [ 303, 98 ], [ 195, 64 ], [ 142, 54 ] ], [ [ 243, 466 ], [ 307, 432 ], [ 525, 196 ], [ 608, 123 ], [ 672, 78 ], [ 717, 57 ], [ 949, 30 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 355 606 Q 389 579 423 547 Q 436 534 453 535 Q 463 535 469 549 Q 473 564 464 593 Q 452 629 350 654 Q 334 658 328 655 Q 324 651 325 638 Q 328 628 355 606 Z", "M 532 227 Q 631 341 658 556 Q 662 599 671 625 Q 675 640 666 648 Q 644 670 618 681 Q 593 693 582 689 Q 572 683 575 671 Q 629 491 529 306 Q 514 282 496 260 L 465 228 Q 428 195 384 165 Q 323 119 151 64 Q 139 63 135 57 Q 128 53 139 47 Q 181 40 319 87 Q 436 132 498 189 L 532 227 Z", "M 498 189 Q 652 14 706 8 Q 859 8 912 15 Q 958 19 955 32 Q 954 39 907 53 Q 736 98 677 126 Q 608 162 532 227 L 496 260 Q 417 333 338 426 Q 298 471 260 473 Q 241 474 237 469 Q 234 462 251 449 Q 329 401 465 228 L 498 189 Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.