Read Edit View history 义 yì 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.