Traditional form
意義Part of speech
Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí 义 yì
Type
pictophoneticExplanation
Phonosemantic compound. 羊 Yáng represents the meaning and 我 wǒ represents the sound. In ancient China sheep (羊 Yáng ) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why 羊 Yáng is a component in characters like 美 Měi (beautiful), 祥 xiáng (auspicious), 善 shàn (benevolent), and 義 yì (justiPhonetic compound
乂 yìSemantic compound
⺷Positional decomposition
⿻丶乂Number of Strokes
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Example sentences using 意义 yìyì
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这 zhè 两 liǎng 个 gè 词 cí 之间 zhī jiān 在 zài 意义 yìyì 上 shǎng 差别 chābié 是 shì 极 jí 小 xiǎo 的 de .
There is a negligible difference in meaning between these two words.
在 zài 比喻 bǐyù 的 de 意义 yìyì 上 shǎng ,他 tā 把 bǎ 她 tā 关在牢 láo 里 lǐ 了 le .
He imprisoned her, in a figurative sense.
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