Traditional form
貶義Part of speech
Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí 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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