Read Edit View history Discussion 義 yì right conduct Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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 Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 義 Simp strokes 義 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 義 Simp strokes 義 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 義 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 365, 830 ], [ 432, 786 ], [ 447, 760 ] ], [ [ 606, 878 ], [ 621, 846 ], [ 543, 776 ], [ 534, 774 ], [ 532, 765 ] ], [ [ 305, 677 ], [ 332, 671 ], [ 389, 674 ], [ 633, 727 ], [ 696, 732 ] ], [ [ 355, 586 ], [ 414, 584 ], [ 582, 622 ], [ 645, 621 ] ], [ [ 473, 665 ], [ 495, 644 ], [ 496, 636 ], [ 492, 545 ], [ 478, 527 ] ], [ [ 264, 475 ], [ 317, 472 ], [ 450, 501 ], [ 634, 528 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