义 (yì) is a Chinese character meaning “justice”. It takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
义
Single unit
- 义 justice; meaning · yì unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4E49 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 义务yì wùduty; obligation义 = yì
- 意义yì yìmeaning; significance义 = yì
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All readings
justice; meaning
justice; righteousness; meaning; significance; obligation
正义；合宜的道理或行为；意义；应尽的责任。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 义务yì wùduty; obligation义 = yì
- 意义yì yìmeaning; significance义 = yì
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 义 mean?
义 (yì) means justice; righteousness; meaning; significance; obligation.
How do you pronounce 义?
It is pronounced yì.
How many strokes does 义 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 义?
丶. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 义?
Common ones are 义务 and 意义. The reading of 义 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.