Read Edit View history 意 yìYì HSK2 thought Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Thought (意) is the sound (音) that comes from the mind (心). (Oversimplified for brevity. The 音 component in this character has a complicated history.) Pinyin Separate values with commas yì ×yi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 意 Simp strokes 意 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 意 Simp strokes 意 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 意 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 462, 851 ], [ 545, 801 ], [ 561, 773 ] ], [ [ 314, 680 ], [ 349, 672 ], [ 387, 674 ], [ 554, 700 ], [ 697, 730 ], [ 730, 728 ] ], [ [ 384, 621 ], [ 414, 590 ], [ 427, 566 ] ], [ [ 587, 680 ], [ 607, 657 ], [ 560, 564 ], [ 547, 554 ] ], [ [ 143, 481 ], [ 202, 474 ], [ 456, 521 ], [ 787, 564 ], [ 845, 563 ], [ 896, 548 ] ], [ [ 304, 434 ], [ 333, 415 ], [ 351, 386 ], [ 371, 296 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312 Q 497 330 564 341 Q 586 345 577 357 Q 567 370 543 374 Q 513 378 387 335 C 359 325 363 309 393 311 Z", "M 414 225 Q 507 237 578 245 C 608 248 619 263 591 275 Q 585 278 579 279 Q 567 282 410 251 C 381 245 384 221 414 225 Z", "M 236 182 Q 217 124 187 72 Q 171 41 188 8 Q 197 -8 216 4 Q 235 20 248 52 Q 264 92 264 128 Q 267 159 259 183 Q 255 190 248 192 Q 241 191 236 182 Z", "M 330 151 Q 351 46 433 -4 Q 547 -68 744 -41 Q 772 -34 797 -23 Q 822 -11 823 4 Q 827 14 787 39 Q 726 88 679 139 Q 666 157 660 148 Q 659 147 685 58 Q 694 24 655 15 Q 646 15 636 13 Q 483 6 418 64 Q 388 89 375 133 Q 368 158 354 163 Q 341 170 332 166 Q 326 165 330 151 Z", "M 491 172 Q 530 124 554 113 Q 567 110 576 121 Q 582 131 580 147 Q 573 183 504 205 Q 491 209 481 207 Q 477 206 478 195 Q 479 185 491 172 Z", "M 726 229 Q 784 195 856 141 Q 875 125 891 123 Q 898 124 905 135 Q 914 150 893 190 Q 872 230 737 256 Q 728 259 721 259 Q 711 262 712 250 Q 713 237 726 229 Z" ] } 13 strokes 意 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 458, 853 ], [ 542, 804 ], [ 566, 758 ] ], [ [ 307, 680 ], [ 394, 675 ], [ 734, 730 ] ], [ [ 379, 629 ], [ 435, 556 ] ], [ [ 590, 688 ], [ 608, 651 ], [ 551, 550 ] ], [ [ 139, 485 ], [ 198, 474 ], [ 807, 566 ], [ 904, 547 ] ], [ [ 299, 438 ], [ 347, 398 ], [ 399, 207 ] ], [ [ 355, 424 ], [ 590, 464 ], [ 653, 447 ], [ 667, 425 ], [ 593, 227 ] ], [ [ 387, 323 ], [ 574, 353 ] ], [ [ 410, 239 ], [ 589, 267 ] ], [ [ 247, 187 ], [ 196, 5 ] ], [ [ 338, 160 ], [ 379, 76 ], [ 432, 25 ], [ 589, -18 ], [ 676, -15 ], [ 770, 17 ], [ 665, 143 ] ], [ [ 485, 200 ], [ 572, 124 ] ], [ [ 718, 251 ], [ 850, 187 ], [ 898, 130 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M486,809C501,797 515,782 533,765C542,756 553,753 565,753C571,754 577,759 581,768C584,779 582,795 575,815C568,834 535,848 479,859C468,862 460,862 456,859C451,857 450,851 453,841C455,835 467,825 486,809Z", "M615,689C691,703 732,713 738,718C742,723 744,728 742,733C738,740 727,747 710,752C692,758 655,747 597,732C495,707 403,696 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633,226C642,241 655,288 674,367C678,387 688,406 704,421C711,430 712,438 705,446C695,457 677,471 650,486C640,492 608,486 555,474C551,474 511,466 437,450C404,444 374,437 348,431C335,428 363,396 376,401C424,416 491,430 578,444C602,449 629,439 625,412C610,330 595,280 591,275C587,265 571,254 578,245Z", "M393,311C403,311 511,333 564,341C578,344 583,350 577,357C570,366 559,372 543,374C523,377 471,364 387,335C379,332 385,309 393,311Z", "M414,225C422,225 433,230 578,245C589,247 601,272 591,275C573,286 455,260 410,251C401,250 405,225 414,225Z", "M236,182C222,144 206,108 187,72C175,52 176,30 188,8C193,-2 203,-4 216,4C229,14 239,31 248,52C258,79 262,105 264,128C264,149 265,168 259,183C257,189 252,192 248,192C243,193 238,189 236,182Z", "M330,151C344,82 377,29 433,-4C508,-47 613,-61 744,-41C768,-37 817,-21 823,4C824,12 812,21 787,39C744,70 709,105 679,139C669,151 664,154 660,148C659,148 672,119 685,58C692,22 663,15 636,13C534,8 461,26 418,64C398,82 383,104 375,133C370,150 363,159 354,163C345,167 338,169 332,166C328,165 328,161 330,151Z", "M491,172C517,141 537,120 554,113C562,110 570,114 576,121C580,128 581,137 580,147C575,172 550,191 504,205C495,208 487,209 481,207C478,207 477,203 478,195C478,189 483,182 491,172Z", "M726,229C764,207 808,178 856,141C869,131 880,124 891,123C895,123 900,128 905,135C911,145 907,164 893,190C879,217 826,238 737,256C730,258 725,259 721,259C714,261 711,259 712,250C712,242 717,235 726,229Z" ] } 13 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation 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.